Abstract:
A vibrometer for probing an object to determine its vibratory signature and a method of probing same. The vibrometer includes a laser for generating a laser beam for probing the object; a detector for detecting reflections from the object; and a two beam input phase-conjugate mirror located so as to receive a portion of the laser beam produced by the laser and a portion of the laser beam reflected from the object, the two input beam phase-conjugate mirror reflecting received diffuse signals from the object back towards the object.
Abstract:
An optical frequency modulated transmitter includes a plurality of separately phased-controlled slave lasers, the outputs of which are combined to form a single output beam of the transmitter. A master optical oscillator outputs an optical signal for injection locking the plurality of slave lasers, the optical signal being frequency modulated directly in the master optical oscillator or externally thereof. Additionally, a method of frequency modulating an optical beam is disclosed using a plurality of slave lasers. Each of the slave lasers has an output, the outputs of which are combined to form the optical beam. The plurality of slave lasers is injection locked to an optical output of a master oscillator. The optical output of the master oscillator is frequency modulated before the optical output is applied to the plurality of lasers. Each slave laser of the plurality is phased controlled relative to other slave lasers of the plurality.
Abstract:
An optical apparatus for coherent detection of an input optical beam. The apparatus includes a beam splitter for splitting the input optical beam into a first component and a second component; an optical delay device arranged to receive the second component, the optical delay device imposing an intentional delay in the second component of the input optical beam; and an adaptive beam combiner coupled to receive the second component with a delay imposed thereon by the optical delay device; and the first component from the beam splitter. The adaptive beam combiner has two exiting components: a first exiting component being representative of the difference of the first and second components received thereby and a second exiting component being representative of the sum of the first and second components received thereby. A detector arrangement is provided for receiving and detecting the first and second exiting components from the adaptive beam combiner.