posted on 2015-12-04, 14:09authored bySteve Rothberg, Mario Tirabassi
An LDV scanning head is proposed based on a pair of rotating optical wedges. Modelling demonstrates how the wedges can be configured to scan point-by-point, in a line and in a circle. The circular scan is considered for the tracking application and shown to offer certain advantages over alternative systems based on dual mirrors and a Dove prism in terms of lower apparent velocities at key rotation orders.
History
School
Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
Published in
10th International Conference on Vibration Measurements by Laser and Noncontact Techniques - AIVELA
10TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON VIBRATION MEASUREMENTS BY LASER AND NONCONTACT TECHNIQUES - AIVELA 2012
Volume
1457
Pages
5 - 13 (9)
Citation
ROTHBERG, S. and TIRABASSI, M., 2012. Are rotating wedges a feasible alternative to dual mirrors for scanning and tracking LDV? 10th International Conference on Vibration Measurements by Laser and Noncontact Techniques, AIVELA 2012. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1457, pp. 5-13.
Copyright 2012 AIP Publishing. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and AIP Publishing. The following article appeared in ROTHBERG, S. and TIRABASSI, M., 2012. Are rotating wedges a feasible alternative to dual mirrors for scanning and tracking LDV? AIP Conference Proceedings, 1457, pp. 5-13. and may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4730537.