Abstract
The combined optical spectrum of a pair of multimode laser diodes is composed of a large number of well-defined wavelengths. This work reports the use of three of these wavelengths in a phase-modulated interferometer to measure absolute distance over 360-μm intervals with a resolution of 0.5 nm. The laboratory demonstration system is composed of a three-wavelength source coupled by single-mode fiber to a compact interferometric probe. This system has been used for displacement measurement and profiling of optical surfaces.
© 1991 Optical Society of America
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