Displacement measuring grating interferometer: a review

P Hu, D Chang, J Tan, R Yang, H Yang… - Frontiers of Information …, 2019 - Springer
A grating interferometer, called the “optical encoder,” is a commonly used tool for precise
displacement measurements. In contrast to a laser interferometer, a grating interferometer is …

[HTML][HTML] A review: Laser interference lithography for diffraction gratings and their applications in encoders and spectrometers

L Luo, S Shan, X Li - Sensors, 2024 - mdpi.com
The unique diffractive properties of gratings have made them essential in a wide range of
applications, including spectral analysis, precision measurement, optical data storage, laser …

Wearable and multifunctional self-mixing microfiber sensor for human health monitoring

H Liang, Y Wang, L Kan, K Xu, T Dong… - IEEE Sensors …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose a sensor based on the integration of self-mixing interference (SMI) with
microfiber, for human health monitoring. Through the power variation of the reflected light …

Quadrature phase detection based on a laser self-mixing interferometer with a wedge for displacement measurement

D Li, Q Li, X **, B Xu, D Wang, X Liu, T Zhang… - Measurement, 2022 - Elsevier
We report a novel and simple method to generate a pair of self-mixing signals with
quadrature phase difference in He-Ne laser by introducing a wedge into the external cavity …

Imaging elastic waves in solids: how to use laser feedback interferometry to visualize them

K Bertling, M Veidt, J Perchoux, AD Rakić - Optics Express, 2023 - opg.optica.org
The use of ultrasonic elastic waves is a well established technique for non-destructive
testing of materials and structures, in particular to exploit the interaction of waves with …

Signal extraction method based on spectral processing for a dual-channel SMI vibration sensor

S Ge, Y Lin, H Chen, X Kong, D Zhu, Z Dong… - Optics and Lasers in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Laser self-mixing interferometry (SMI) is a powerful measurement technique with high
sensitivity and subwavelength precision. However, the simultaneous detection of multi …

A miniature laser diode interferometer with self-compensation of retroreflector's motion errors for displacement feedback of small-sized micro/nano motion stages

Y Cai, B **e, Z Wen, KC Fan - Measurement, 2021 - Elsevier
The effects of the retroreflector's motion errors on the measurement accuracy of a miniature
laser diode interferometer (MLDI), which is designed as a displacement feedback device for …

Laser Self-Mixing Sensor for Simultaneous Measurement of Young's Modulus and Internal Friction

B Wang, B Liu, L An, P Tang, H Ji, Y Mao - Photonics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Young's modulus and internal friction are two important parameters of materials. Self-
mixing interferometry (SMI) is an emerging non-destructive sensing method that has been …

Laser self-mixing fiber Bragg grating sensor for acoustic emission measurement

B Liu, Y Ruan, Y Yu, J **, Q Guo, J Tong, G Rajan - Sensors, 2018 - mdpi.com
Fiber Bragg grating (FBG) is considered a good candidate for acoustic emission (AE)
measurement. The sensing and measurement in traditional FBG-based AE systems are …

Laser self-mixing interferometer for three-dimensional dynamic displacement sensing

Z Shen, D Guo, H Zhao, W **a, H Hao… - IEEE Photonics …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this letter, we proposed an innovative laser self-mixing interferometer (SMI) with a
reflection-type two-dimensional (2D) grating for three-dimensional (3D) dynamic …