Phase-shifting interferometry with equal phase steps by use of a frequency-tunable diode laser and a Fabry-Perot cavity

Applied Optics

Volumn 44, Issue 26, 2005, Pages 5403-5407

  Bitou, Youichi ^a   Inaba, Hajime ^a   Hong, Feng Lei ^a   Takatsuji, Toshiyuki ^a   Onae, Atsushi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; FREQUENCY SHIFT KEYING; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

FABRY-PEROT CAVITY; FREQUENCY SHIFT; PHASE STEPS; PHASE-SHIFTING INTERFEROMETRY (PSI);

INTERFEROMETRY;

EID: 25444452999     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.44.005403     Document Type: Article

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