ABSOLUTE DISTANCE METER BASED ON A FREQUENCY-MODULATED LASER-DIODE

Authors
MINONI U ROVATI L DOCCHIO F
Citation
U. Minoni et al., ABSOLUTE DISTANCE METER BASED ON A FREQUENCY-MODULATED LASER-DIODE, Review of scientific instruments, 69(11), 1998, pp. 3992-3995
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied","Instument & Instrumentation
Journal title
Review of scientific instruments → ACNP
ISSN journal
00346748
Volume
69
Issue
11
Year of publication
1998
Pages
3992 - 3995
Database
ISI
SICI code
0034-6748(1998)69:11<3992:ADMBOA>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
This article describes a distance measuring instrument based on a freq uency-modulation continuous wave interferometer implemented in a compa ct setup suitable for industrial applications. The prototype uses a vi sible laser diode that is frequency-modulated with a triangular wave f orm. Measurements carried out with a cooperative target show a measuri ng range from 130 to 300 mm with a relative accuracy of 1.2 X 10(-3). (C) 1998 American Institute of Physics. [S0034-6748(98)01311-2]