Title :
A Self-Mixing Relative Displacement Sensor Subject to Strong Feedback
Author :
El Assad, Joseph ; Bosch, Thierry ; Plantier, Guy
Author_Institution :
Univ. de Toulouse, Toulouse
Abstract :
Lasers subject to strong feedback are shown to be able to measure the relative displacement of a target even without any signal processing making it suitable for mechatronics or modal analysis applications.
Keywords :
displacement measurement; laser feedback; measurement by laser beam; optical sensors; semiconductor lasers; feedback; laser diodes; mechatronics; modal analysis; self-mixing relative displacement sensor; signal processing; Diode lasers; Displacement measurement; Equations; Frequency; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Modal analysis; Optical attenuators; Optical feedback; Optical sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382253
