Detection of interference phase by digital computation of quadrature signals in homodyne laser interferometry

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 14095-14112

  Rerucha, Simon ^a   Buchta, Zdenek ^a   Sarbort, Martin ^a   Lazar, Josef ^a   Cip, Ondrej ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Digital signal processing; Homodyne detection; Laser interferometry; Optical metrology

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL COMPUTATION; FEASIBLE ALTERNATIVES; HOMODYNE LASER INTERFEROMETRY; INTERFERENCE PHASE; INTERFERENCE SIGNAL; MODULATION CAPABILITY; OPTICAL METROLOGY; QUADRATURE DETECTIONS;

DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; HOMODYNE DETECTION; LASER BEAMS; MODULATION;

LASER INTERFEROMETRY;

EID: 84868248719     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s121014095     Document Type: Article

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