Unusual techniques for absolute distance measurement

Optical Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 28-32

  De Groot, P ^a  

^a ZYGO CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Distance measurement; Interferometry; Laser diode; Laser radar

Indexed keywords

DISTANCE MEASUREMENT; LIGHT MODULATION; OPTICAL RADAR; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

CHIRPED WAVELENGTH; UNUSUAL LASER SYSTEMS;

INTERFEROMETRY;

EID: 0035060107     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1330702     Document Type: Article

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