Beam shuttering interferometer and method
Abstract
A method and apparatus resulting in the simplification of phase shifting interferometry by eliminating the requirement to know the phase shift between interferograms or to keep the phase shift between interferograms constant. The present invention provides a simple, inexpensive means to shutter each independent beam of the interferometer in order to facilitate the data acquisition requirements for optical interferometry and phase shifting interferometry. By eliminating the requirement to know the phase shift between interferograms or to keep the phase shift constant, a simple, economical means and apparatus for performing the technique of phase shifting interferometry is provide which, by thermally expanding a fiber optical cable changes the optical path distance of one incident beam relative to another.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6252280
- Patent Number(s):
- 5231468
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-788395
- Assignee:
- EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-76ID01570
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 6 Nov 1991
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; INTERFEROMETERS; DESIGN; DATA ACQUISITION; DISTANCE; INTERFEROMETRY; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHASE SHIFT; SHUTTERS; THERMAL EXPANSION; EXPANSION; FIBERS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; 440600* - Optical Instrumentation- (1990-)
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Deason, V A, and Lassahn, G D. Beam shuttering interferometer and method. United States: N. p., 1993.
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title = {Beam shuttering interferometer and method},
author = {Deason, V A and Lassahn, G D},
abstractNote = {A method and apparatus resulting in the simplification of phase shifting interferometry by eliminating the requirement to know the phase shift between interferograms or to keep the phase shift between interferograms constant. The present invention provides a simple, inexpensive means to shutter each independent beam of the interferometer in order to facilitate the data acquisition requirements for optical interferometry and phase shifting interferometry. By eliminating the requirement to know the phase shift between interferograms or to keep the phase shift constant, a simple, economical means and apparatus for performing the technique of phase shifting interferometry is provide which, by thermally expanding a fiber optical cable changes the optical path distance of one incident beam relative to another.},
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