Method for determining full-field absolute phases in the common-path heterodyne interferometer with an electro-optic modulator

Applied Optics

Volumn 47, Issue 35, 2008, Pages 6518-6523

  Chen, Yen Liang ^a   Su, Der Chin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; HETERODYNING; MODULATORS;

ABSOLUTE PHASE; ABSOLUTE PHASE MEASUREMENT; ELECTRO-OPTIC MODULATORS; HALF-WAVE VOLTAGE; HETERODYNE INTERFEROMETER; INTERFERENCE SIGNAL; SAWTOOTH VOLTAGE; SINUSOIDAL WAVE;

OPTICAL HETERODYNING;

EID: 60949087352     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.47.006518     Document Type: Article

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