Small-dynamic-angle measurement using tangent relationship and phase-modulating technique

Defeng Zheng; Xiangzhao Wang; Osami Sasaki

doi:10.1117/1.2784480

1 September 2007 Small-dynamic-angle measurement using tangent relationship and phase-modulating technique

Defeng Zheng, Xiangzhao Wang, Osami Sasaki

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 46, Issue 9, 093602 (September 2007). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.2784480

Abstract

A method using two prisms for measurement of small dynamic angles is proposed in which the measurement is based on a simple tangent equation and a phase-modulating interferometer with a laser diode to measure dynamic optical path differences with higher accuracy. Owing to the simple tangent equation, the symmetry requirement on the two prisms in the optical configuration is eliminated, and easy measurement of the separations between two parallel beams with a position-sensitive detector is achieved. Small-dynamic-angle measurements are experimentally demonstrated with high accuracy.

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Defeng Zheng, Xiangzhao Wang, and Osami Sasaki "Small-dynamic-angle measurement using tangent relationship and phase-modulating technique," Optical Engineering 46(9), 093602 (1 September 2007). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.2784480

Published: 1 September 2007

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