Abstract:
Modulated light containing components of two different wavelengths is transmitted over a path and the modulation phase difference at the receiving end of the path is determined. A common optical modulator is used for demodulating both of the received light components in order to minimize differences in phase between these two components.
Abstract:
A pair of oppositely directed beams of light are rotated about an axis. The direction of the beams has a small deviation from a plane normal to the axis, whereby flashes of equal strength from both beams are produced in the normal plane at twice the frequency of revolution, thereby indicating the normal plane to a viewer. In similar manner, a line may be indicated by making a beam rotate about an axis having a small deviation from that of the beam.