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Title: Compact portable diffraction moire interferometer

Abstract

A compact and portable moire interferometer used to determine surface deformations of an object. The improved interferometer is comprised of a laser beam, optical and fiber optics devices coupling the beam to one or more evanescent wave splitters, and collimating lenses directing the split beam at one or more specimen gratings. Observation means including film and video cameras may be used to view and record the resultant fringe patterns.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Shelley, ID
  2. Idaho Falls, ID
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
EG & G IDAHO INC
OSTI Identifier:
867049
Patent Number(s):
4850693
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01B - MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01D - MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE
DOE Contract Number:  
AC07-76ID01570
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
compact; portable; diffraction; moire; interferometer; determine; surface; deformations; improved; comprised; laser; beam; optical; fiber; optics; devices; coupling; evanescent; wave; splitters; collimating; lenses; directing; split; specimen; gratings; observation; means; including; film; video; cameras; view; record; resultant; fringe; patterns; moire interferometer; collimating lens; means including; video camera; fiber optics; fiber optic; laser beam; fringe pattern; specimen gratings; evanescent wave; split beam; optics devices; collimating lenses; determine surface; diffraction moire; video cameras; portable diffraction; devices coupling; /356/

Citation Formats

Deason, Vance A, and Ward, Michael B. Compact portable diffraction moire interferometer. United States: N. p., 1989. Web.
Deason, Vance A, & Ward, Michael B. Compact portable diffraction moire interferometer. United States.
Deason, Vance A, and Ward, Michael B. Sun . "Compact portable diffraction moire interferometer". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/867049.
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abstractNote = {A compact and portable moire interferometer used to determine surface deformations of an object. The improved interferometer is comprised of a laser beam, optical and fiber optics devices coupling the beam to one or more evanescent wave splitters, and collimating lenses directing the split beam at one or more specimen gratings. Observation means including film and video cameras may be used to view and record the resultant fringe patterns.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989},
month = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989}
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