Design for a Highly Stable Laser Source Based on the Error Model of High-Speed High-Resolution Heterodyne Interferometers
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. HSHR-HI Measurement Error Model
2.1. HSHR-HI Measurement Principle
2.2. Measurement Error Model of HSHR-HI
3. Experimental Validation
3.1. Validation for the Error Model of HSHR-HI
3.2. Setup for a Laser Source with Low Beat Frequency Drift
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Offset-Locked Frequency (MHz) | Time (h) | Frequency Center (MHz) | Peak-to-Peak Beat Frequency Drift (kHz) | |
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5 | 24 | 5.00109 | 12 | 0.3 |
10 | 24 | 9.99997 | 28 | 0.4 |
20 | 24 | 20.00021 | 34 | 0.7 |
30 | 24 | 30.00035 | 38 | 0.5 |
40 | 24 | 39.99996 | 40 | 0.3 |
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Yang, H.; Yin, Z.; Yang, R.; Hu, P.; Li, J.; Tan, J. Design for a Highly Stable Laser Source Based on the Error Model of High-Speed High-Resolution Heterodyne Interferometers. Sensors 2020, 20, 1083. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20041083
Yang H, Yin Z, Yang R, Hu P, Li J, Tan J. Design for a Highly Stable Laser Source Based on the Error Model of High-Speed High-Resolution Heterodyne Interferometers. Sensors. 2020; 20(4):1083. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20041083
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Hongxing, Ziqi Yin, Ruitao Yang, Pengcheng Hu, Jing Li, and Jiubin Tan. 2020. "Design for a Highly Stable Laser Source Based on the Error Model of High-Speed High-Resolution Heterodyne Interferometers" Sensors 20, no. 4: 1083. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20041083
APA StyleYang, H., Yin, Z., Yang, R., Hu, P., Li, J., & Tan, J. (2020). Design for a Highly Stable Laser Source Based on the Error Model of High-Speed High-Resolution Heterodyne Interferometers. Sensors, 20(4), 1083. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20041083