Chijioke, A.
and Lawall, J.
(2008),
Laser Doppler vibrometer employing active frequency feedback, Applied Optics
(Accessed February 6, 2026)
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Laser Doppler vibrometer employing active frequency feedback
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We present a heterodyne Michelson interferometer for vibration measurement in which feedback is used to obviate the need to unwrap phase data. The Doppler shift of a vibrating target mirror is sensed interferometrically and compensated by means of a voltage-controlled oscillator driving an acousto-optic modulator. For frequencies within the servo bandwidth, the oscillator control voltage provides a direct measurement of the target velocity. Outside the servo bandwidth, phase-sensitive detection is used to evaluate high-frequency displacements. This approach is of great interest for the frequently-occurring situation where vibration amplitudes at low frequency exceed an optical wavelength, but knowledge of the vibration spectrum at high frequency is important as well.Citation
Applied Optics
Volume
47
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Journals
Keywords
interferometry, vibration
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Created September 17, 2008, Updated February 17, 2017