A miniaturized multidirectional optical motion sensor and input device based on laser self-mixing

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2001-2006

  Liess, Martin ^a   Weijers, Gon ^a   Heinks, Carsten ^a   van der Horst, André ^a   Rommers, Ad ^a   Duijve, René ^a   Mimnagh, Gillian ^a  

^a PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Displacement; Input device; Laser interferometer; Laser self mixing; Motion; Velocity

Indexed keywords

LASERS; LIGHT SCATTERING; MINIATURE INSTRUMENTS;

LASER SELF-MIXING EFFECT;

OPTICAL SENSORS;

LASER; MEASURING INSTRUMENT; MIXING; SENSOR;

EID: 0036995605     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/13/12/327     Document Type: Article

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