Abstract:
Interferometry apparatus which comprises a measurement light beam (2a, 2b) and a reference light beam (2c, 2d) which interact with each other to cause a spatial fringe pattern (24). An optical device (12) is provided which interacts with the spatial fringe pattern (24), such that light is spatially separated into different directions (30, 32, 34, 36). The intensity modulation in two or more directions of the spatially separated light is phase shifted. The optical device may comprise, for example, a diffractive device, a refractive device or a diffractive optical element.
Abstract:
A wavelength shift measuring apparatus of the present invention is a wavelength shift detector (WLCD1) which measures a shift of a wavelength of a light beam emitted from a light source, and includes a beam splitter (BS2) splitting the light beam emitted from the light source into a plurality of light beams and to synthesize two light beams among the plurality of light beams to generate an interference light, a spacer member (SP) provided so that an optical path length difference of the two light beams split by the beam splitter (PBS2) is constant, and a plurality of photoelectric sensors (PD) detecting the interference light generated by the beam splitter (BS2). The plurality of photoelectric sensors (PD) output a plurality of interference signals having phases shifted from one another based on the interference light to measure a wavelength shift using the plurality of interference signals.
Abstract:
A first tunable wavelength pulse light source (22) is driven by a reference signal to emit a first optical pulse. An optical demultiplexer (24) demultiplexes a first optical pulse emitted from the first pulse light source (22) into a reference optical pulse and an incident optical pulse to be sent into an object to be measured. An optical multiplexer (26) multiplexes the reference optical pulse and an outgoing optical pulse passing through the object to output multiplexed light. A second pulse light source (23) generates a second optical pulse which is synchronous with the first optical pulse and delays a predetermined time for each period of the first optical pulse. A sampling unit (27, 27a, 27b) receives the multiplexed light and the second optical pulse to obtain an optical pulse train signal proportional to the intensity of the multiplexed light obtained in synchronism with the second optical pulse. From the optical pulse train signal from the sampling unit (27, 27a, 27b), a signal processor (37) obtains an envelope formed by peaks of individual optical pulses forming the optical pulse train. The wavelength dispersion of the object is obtained by measuring the delay time of the outgoing optical pulse passing through the object on the basis of intervals between the peaks of the envelope.
Abstract:
A first tunable wavelength pulse light source (22) is driven by a reference signal to emit a first optical pulse. An optical demultiplexer (24) demultiplexes a first optical pulse emitted from the first pulse light source (22) into a reference optical pulse and an incident optical pulse to be sent into an object to be measured. An optical multiplexer (26) multiplexes the reference optical pulse and an outgoing optical pulse passing through the object to output multiplexed light. A second pulse light source (23) generates a second optical pulse which is synchronous with the first optical pulse and delays a predetermined time for each period of the first optical pulse. A sampling unit (27, 27a, 27b) receives the multiplexed light and the second optical pulse to obtain an optical pulse train signal proportional to the intensity of the multiplexed light obtained in synchronism with the second optical pulse. From the optical pulse train signal from the sampling unit (27, 27a, 27b), a signal processor (37) obtains an envelope formed by peaks of individual optical pulses forming the optical pulse train. The wavelength dispersion of the object is obtained by measuring the delay time of the outgoing optical pulse passing through the object on the basis of intervals between the peaks of the envelope.
Abstract:
Apparatus for isolating optical feedback in a laser interferometer having a laser light source (12) from which a linear polarised outgoing laser beam (28) of certain polarisation orientation is derived. The interferometer also redirects the outgoing laser beam to form a return laser beam (29) directed to a receiver (13). The outgoing and the return laser beams are physically close and are substantially parallel. The linearly polarised outgoing laser beam is converted to circular polarisation. A portion of the circularly polarised return laser beam directed toward the laser light source is converted back to linear polarisation with polarisation orientation orthogonal to the polarisation orientation of the outgoing laser beam. A portion of the circularly polarised return laser beam directed toward the receiver converted back to linear polarisation with polarisation orientation being substantially the same as the polarisation orientation of the outgoing laser beam. The portion of the return laser beam with polarisation orientation orthogonal to the polarisation orientation of the outgoing laser beam is directed away from the laser light source, and the portion of the return laser beam with polarisation orientation of the outgoing laser beam is directed toward the receiver.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wavelength shift measuring apparatus capable of measuring fluctuation of an optical source wavelength with accuracy and resolution of not greater than pm by being equipped with a construction in which an optical path difference of two light beams stably becomes constant. SOLUTION: A wavelength shift measuring apparatus is a wavelength shift detector WLCD1 which measures a shift of a wavelength of a light beam emitted from a light source, and includes a beam splitter BS2 splitting the light beam emitted from the light source into a plurality of light beams and to synthesize two light beams among the plurality of light beams to generate an interference light, a spacer member SP provided so that an optical path length difference of the two light beams split by the beam splitter PBS2 is constant, and a plurality of photoelectric sensors PDA+, PDB+ detecting the interference light generated by the beam splitter BS2. The plurality of photoelectric sensors PDA+, PDB+ output a plurality of interference signals having phases shifted from one another based on the interference light to measure a wavelength shift using the plurality of interference signals. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT