摘要:
This invention discloses a linear/rotary encoder for detecting the state of movement of a grating. The encoder of this invention comprises a system for directing a coherent beam of light onto a predetermined position or positions of a diffraction grating formed on an object to be measured, a converging optical system having a reflection plane at a position on which light is converged, for again making incident on the respective different positions diffracted lights which exit from the position, an interference optical system for forming interference fringes by superposing beam diffracted from the diffraction grating at the predetermined position or positions, and light receiving elements for photoelectrically converting the interference fringes obtained through the interference optical system.
摘要:
A method for detecting a state of rotation of a rotary scale having a diffraction grating therein in which a radiation beam is directed to a first place on the diffraction grating to generate first and second diffracted beams. The first and second diffracted beams are re-diffracted at the first place to form a first re-diffracted beam and a second re-diffracted beam. The first and second re-diffracted beams are directed to a second place on the diffraction grating substantially opposite the first place with respect to the center of rotation of the rotary scale. The first and second re-diffracted beams are diffracted at the second place to interfere with each other so that an interference beam is formed. The interference beam is converted into a signal to detect the state of rotation of the rotary scale.
摘要:
An encoder having a long length measuring stroke with a simple construction is provided. The encoder comprises a scale formed with a periodic lattice pattern, first and second reading heads arranged along a moving direction of the scale for reading the scale, and an adder for adding output signals from the first and second reading heads. The encoder further has adjusting mechanism for adjusting such that the phase difference between the output signals from the first and second reading head becomes zero. A continuous periodic signal can be always accurately obtained independently of the position of the scale.
摘要:
An optical type encoder for projecting a light beam onto an optical type scale having a diffraction grating formed thereon, forming interference fringes by the use of the diffracted light from the scale, and photoelectrically converting such interference fringes to thereby detect the displacement of the scale. The first and second light beams are caused to obliquely enter substantially the same position on the scale from different first and second directions, first and second diffracted light beams emerging perpendicularly from the scale by the light beams being diffracted by the scale are received by a common reflecting element, the first and second diffracted light beams are directed to said position by the reflecting element, and interference fringes formed by diffracted light beams emerging from the scale in the first and second directions by the first and second diffracted light beams being diffracted by the scale are photoelectrically converted.
摘要:
A rotary encoder has a disk with fine gratings comprising diffraction gratings of small diameters and a high density. Two diffraction lights of predetermined orders which are obtained when a light beam is irradiated to the fine gratings, are interfered properly with each other, thereby enabling rotational information of a rotary object to be detected at a high resolution while realizing a small and thin size of the overall apparatus.
摘要:
An apparatus for measuring the relative displacement information between it and a scale on which a diffraction grating is formed has a light source, a separating device for separating a light beam from the light source into a plurality of light beams, a wave combining device for wave-combining the diffracted lights of the plurality of light beams separated by the separating device which are diffracted by the diffraction grating, a light receiver for receiving the interfering lights by the plurality of light beams wave-combined by the wave combining device, the relative displacement information between the apparatus and the scale being measured by the light reception of the light receiver, and an optical device adapted to collimate the plurality of light beams or to form a spherical wave having so large a radius of curvature that it can be regarded as a plane wave of the plurality of light beams in the direction of light beam separation of the separating device and to condense the plurality of light beams in the optical path from the separating device to the wave combining device in a direction perpendicular to the direction of light beam separation.
摘要:
An apparatus for detecting a displacement of a diffraction grating set on a measured object, comprises a light-emitting device, a separation optical element for separating a beam from the light-emitting device into a plurality of beams, a multiplexing optical element for multiplexing light beams diffracted by the diffraction grating from two beams out of the plurality of beams, a first detecting unit for detecting interference light generated when the beams of diffracted light are multiplexed by the multiplexing optical element and outputting a signal related to relative displacement information to the diffraction grating, and a second detecting unit for outputting a signal related to different information from the relative displacement information to the diffraction grating, based on a change in a diffracted light quantity of diffracted light by the diffraction grating from another beam out of the plurality of beams and/or another diffracted light by the diffraction grating from the two beams.
摘要:
A rotation detecting apparatus includes a grating portion provided on one of two objects for which relative rotation is to be detected, a light-emitting portion provided on the other of the two objects, and a light-receiving portion provided on the other object. The grating portion has at least one multi-helix diffraction grating. The light-receiving portion receives a beam emitted from the light-emitting portion and then traveling by way of the multi-helix diffraction grating. Information of relative rotation of the two objects is detected through light reception of the light-receiving portion.
摘要:
A velocity information detecting apparatus detects velocity information of a moving object. The apparatus is provided with a light source for emitting a coherent beam, a beam splitting member for splitting the beam from the light source into a plurality of beams to irradiate the object thereby, and a photodetector for receiving scattered light from the object. The velocity information of the object is detected, based on a Doppler shift of the scattered light detected by the photodetector. The plurality of beams irradiate the object disposed in a region before the plurality of beams are spatially separated from each other. The beam splitting member may be either a diffraction grating or a prism member. The diffraction grating may be a lamellar phase grating or a blazed diffraction grating. The prism member may be a roof prism.
摘要:
An encoder includes a light illuminating device, an optical scale and a photosensor, and detects information of relative displacement between the scale and the illuminating light. A birefringent element, such as a Savart plate or the like, is disposed in the optical path between the light illuminating device and the photosensor to generate a plurality of images of the scale having different phases. A plurality of output signals having a phase difference are obtained using the images of the scale.