Title :
Heterodyne interferometer using a novel two-frequency Nd:YAG laser
Author :
Czarske, J. ; Muller, Holger
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Eng. Metrol., Hannover Univ.
fDate :
6/9/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors present, for the first time, the use of two orthogonal polarised axial modes of an Nd:YAG microchip laser in heterodyne interferometry. The realised heterodyne interferometer was used for direction sensitive velocity measurements
Keywords :
birefringence; light interferometers; light polarisation; measurement by laser beam; neodymium; solid lasers; velocity measurement; yttrium compounds; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; direction sensitive velocity measurements; heterodyne interferometer; orthogonal polarised axial modes; two-frequency Nd:YAG laser;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19940664
