Abstract:
A variety of techniques for deriving cavity linewidth that share the use of multiple input sources of known frequency separation is disclosed allowing the measurement of resonator cavity linewidth. Among the techniques include a double peak ratio method for measuring cavity linewidth through use of a low pass filter. The double peak ratio method allows vertical measurements which are noise immune and independent of swept frequency errors as a method of determining cavity linewidth in a straightforward and accurate manner.
Abstract:
An optical heterodyne interferometer generates first and second different frequency light beams. The first light beam after irradiating an object to be measured is combinde with the second light beam used as a reference to from a heterodyne signal. A first detector detects heterodyne signals from at least three points not in a straight line within a region of the object to be measured. A second detector detects heterodyne signals at respective points within the measuring region. Optical phase changes of the light beams due to the object to be measured are detected according to the signals obtained from the first and second detectors.
Abstract:
L'installation comprend: un laser (10, 20) pour la fréquence n1(11) et n2 (21); respectivement un diviseur de faisceau polarisant (21, 22) pour produire des faisceaux partiels polarisés et croisés de fréquence n1 (13, 14) et n2 (23, 24); un modulateur respectif (18, 28) pour décaler les faisceaux d'une fréquence f1 et f2 ; une paire respective de miroirs de déflection (15, 17; 25, 27) et un diviseur de faisceau polarisant respectif (16, 26) pour réunir (19, 29) les faisceaux n1, n1+f1, n2, n2+f2; deux photodétecteurs (35, 45) munis chacun d'un polariseur (34, 44); un interféromètre de Michelson; un diviseur de faisceau non-polarisant (30) pour répartir les faisceaux partiels (19, 29) en un faisceau de mesure (32) et un faisceau de référence. Le faisceau de référence (33) arrive sur le photodétecteur (35) qui lui est assigné tandis que le faisceau de mesure (32) arrive sur l'interféromètre de Michelson puis aboutit au photodétecteur (45) qui lui correspond. Les signaux des photodétecteurs subissent une démodulation d'amplitude et la différence de phase entre les deux signaux démodulés est déterminée. Cette différence de phase est dépendante seulement de la position de l'objet de mesure et de la longueur d'onde équivalente à la différence n1 - n2. Pour stabiliser ou corriger, on peut doubler le dispositif et utiliser l'une des exécutions comme référence. Le procédé correspondant est décrit pour déterminer la position ou la distance sous forme d'écart entre deux positions. L'indétermination peut être levée en modifiant la fréquence ou la distance avec intégration simultanée de la différence de phase sur l'intervalle de temps.
Abstract:
A wavelength variation measuring apparatus is disclosed. A light beam from a light source device capable of controlling an oscillation wavelength is divided into two light beams by a light divider. A predetermined optical path length difference is imparted to the divided light beams to synthesize the beams by a light synthesizer. A part of the synthesized light is used as detection light and the rest of the synthesized light is used as measuring light. A beat signal is detected from the detection light by a photodetector. A feedback control is effected to the light source device by use of the beat signal to thereby stabilize the oscillated wavelength of the light source device and to direct the measuring light to an object to be measured. The beat signal is rendered as a measurement data correction signal, and measurement data obtained by directing the measuring light to the object to be measured is corrected.
Abstract:
An optical heterodyne interferometer generates first and second different frequency light beams. The first light beam after irradiating an object to be measured is combinde with the second light beam used as a reference to from a heterodyne signal. A first detector detects heterodyne signals from at least three points not in a straight line within a region of the object to be measured. A second detector detects heterodyne signals at respective points within the measuring region. Optical phase changes of the light beams due to the object to be measured are detected according to the signals obtained from the first and second detectors.
Abstract:
The device comprises : a laser device (10, 20) for the frequency n1 (11) and the frequency n2 (21), each provided with a polarizing beam splitter (12, 22) for producing crossed polarized partial beams of frequency n1 (13, 14) and n2 (23, 24), respectively, with a modulator (18, 28) for shifting the frequency of each of the partial beams to the frequency f1 or f2, respectively, with a pair of deflecting mirrors (15, 17, 25, 27) and with a polarizing beam splitter (16, 26) for uniting (19, 29) the partial beams n1, n1+f1, n2, n2+f2; two photodetectors (35, 45) before each of which a polarizer (34, 44) is arranged; a Michelson interferometer; a non-polarizing beam splitter (30) for distributing each of the partial beams (19, 29) into a measurement light beam (32) or a reference light beam (33). The reference light beam is transmitted to the corresponding photodetector (35). The measurement light beam (32) is transmitted to the Michelson interferometer and then to the corresponding photodetector (45).The photodetector signals are modulated in function of the amplitude, and the phase difference between the two modulated signals is determined. This phase difference depends only on the position of the test object and the equivalent wavelenght of the difference, n1-n2. For stabilization or correction, the device can be executed in duplicate and one of the executions used as a reference. The corresponding process can be applied to determine positions or distances as the interval between two positions. Uncertainties can be eliminated by shifting the distance or changing the frequency with simultaneous integration of the phase difference over time.
Abstract:
Optical communications can be performed using spectral interferometry. An incident transmission pulse or beam may be mixed with a locally generated beam or pulse to create an interference pattern that may be analyzed to extract the transmitted data. The incident transmission pulse or beam may also be split and mixed with itself to create an interference pattern.
Abstract:
An arrangement for determining the wavelength of light beams in a medium or the refractive index of the medium comprises at least two stationary measuring bodies (11a, 11b, 11c) of different length each of which determines a different geometric path for two partial beams produced by a beam splitter. One partial beam (f2) of a pair of such partial beams travels along a path (d1, d2, d3) in the medium determined by the corresponding measuring body (11a, 11b or 11c). Two light beams of different frequency (f1, f2) are provided. One partial beam of each pair of partial beams is produced from the light beam of frequency (f1), and the other partial beam of each pair of partial beams is produced from the light beam of the other frequency (f2). A photoelectric detector (17) determines the phase relation of the interference fluctuations of each emergent light beam (15a-c) formed by recombination and superposition of the two partial beams of each pair of partial beams. This phase relation is an index of the difference in optical path of each partial beam of a pair of partial beams.
Abstract:
Apparatus and a method for performing high resolution optical imaging in the near infrared of internal features of semiconductor wafers (110) uses an optical device (112) made from a material having a high index of refraction and held in very close proximity to the wafer (110). The optical device (112) may either be a prism (130) or a plano-convex lens (112). The plano-convex lens (112) may be held in contact with the wafer (110) or separated from the wafer via an air bearing (112') or an optical coupling fluid (214) to allow the sample to be navigated beneath the lens (112). The lens (112) may be used in a number of optical instruments such as a bright field microscope, a Schlieren microscope, a dark field microscope, a Linnik interferometer, a Raman spectroscope and an absorption spectroscope.