Abstract:
To deflect a light spot over a grating until it reaches a predetermined grating line, the beam is initially given a consistent starting point by deflecting it until its intersection with a grating line, or auxiliary line preceding the grating, is sensed and using the detection of this intersection to position the beam a fraction of the grating pitch away from the grating line; the beam is then deflected over the required integral multiple of the grating pitch, leaving the beam between two grating lines, and the beam is then progressively deflected until its intersection with the required grating line is detected.