New modulation technique for unambiguous measurements of phase changes in diode laser interferometers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3098, Issue , 1997, Pages 325-333

  Koltchanov, Igor ^a   Petermann, Klaus ^a   Roths, Johannes ^b  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b OHB SYSTEM AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

ambiguity resolution; diode laser; interferometry; modulation; optical feedback; signal processing

Indexed keywords

AMBIGUITY RESOLUTION; DIODE LASER; DIODE LASERS; ELECTRICAL CARRIERS; INJECTION CURRENTS; LASER DIODES; LASER LIGHTS; MACH-ZEHNDER; MICHELSON; MODULATED LIGHT BEAM; MODULATION/DEMODULATION TECHNIQUE; NEW MODULATION; OPTICAL PHASE; PHASE CHANGE; PHASE DETECTION; SELF-MIXING INTERFEROMETERS;

DIODES; INTERFEROMETERS; LASER INTERFEROMETRY; LIGHT; MODULATION; OPTICAL TESTING; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

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EID: 77956865269     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.281176     Document Type: Conference Paper

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