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A proposed design for a polarization-insensitive optical interferometer system with subnanometric capability

Downs et al., 1993

Document ID
3400767357284685330
Author
Downs M
Rowley W
Publication year
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Precision Engineering

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A bidirectional, fringe-counting, two-beam interferometer system is described that can be used for precision length measurement with any laser source that is adequately coherent for the application. The two electrical phase-quadrature signals required for bidirectional …
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