Abstract
Based on the idea of measuring small rotation angles with a parallel interference pattern (PIP), a method is developed to measure large rotation angles accurately. Two parallel PIP’s that have different periods are used to measure a rotation angle of an object. The measurement made with a small-period PIP provides a high accuracy, and the measurement made with a large-period PIP provides a wide range. An accurate measurement for wide-range angles is made by combining the two measured values. The accuracy of the phase detection is determined by the periods of two PIP’s. Rotation angles from approximately 230 to 30 arc min can be measured with an accuracy of 0.2 arc sec. Analytical results are supported by experimental results.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 6190-6195 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Applied optics |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 25 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1 1997 |
Keywords
- High accuracy
- Interferometry
- Rotation angles
- Wide range
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Engineering (miscellaneous)
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering