Common path michelson interferometer based on multiple reflections within the sample arm: Sensor applications and imaging artefacts

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Krstajić, Nikola ^a   Childs, David ^a   Smallwood, Rod ^a   Hogg, Richard ^a   Matcher, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Common path interferometry; Displacement sensor; Fibre optic sensors; Interferometric sensor; Low coherence interferometry; Michelson interferometer; Optical coherence tomography; Superluminescent diodes; Vibrometer

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; INTERFEROMETERS; MICHELSON INTERFEROMETERS; OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY; TOMOGRAPHY;

COMMON PATH; DISPLACEMENT SENSOR; INTERFEROMETRIC SENSOR; LOW COHERENCE INTERFEROMETRY; SUPERLUMINESCENT DIODE; VIBROMETERS;

INTERFEROMETRY;

EID: 79251497682     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/22/2/027002     Document Type: Article

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