Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Interferometric quasi-autocollimator
- Patent Title (中): 干涉准自动准直仪
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Application No.: US13426309Application Date: 2012-03-21
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Publication No.: US08842291B2Publication Date: 2014-09-23
- Inventor: Matthew D. Turner , Jens H. Gundlach , Charles A. Hagedorn , Stephan Schlamminger
- Applicant: Matthew D. Turner , Jens H. Gundlach , Charles A. Hagedorn , Stephan Schlamminger
- Applicant Address: US WA Seattle
- Assignee: University of Washington Through Its Center for Commercialization
- Current Assignee: University of Washington Through Its Center for Commercialization
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Seattle
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend and Stockton LLP
- Main IPC: G01B9/02
- IPC: G01B9/02 ; G02B27/62 ; G02B27/10

Abstract:
Systems and method are disclosed for measuring small angular deflections of a target using weak value amplification. A system includes a beam source, a beam splitter, a target reflecting surface, a photodetector, and a processor. The beam source generates an input beam that is split into first and second beams by the beam splitter. The first and second beams are propagated to the target reflecting surface, at least partially superimposed at the target reflecting surface, and incident to the target reflecting surface normal to the target reflecting surface. The first beam is reflected an additional even number of times during propagation to the photodetector. The second beam is reflected an additional odd number of times during propagation to the photodetector. The first and second beams interfere at the photodetector so as to produce interference patterns. The interference patterns are interpreted to measure angular deflections of the target reflecting surface.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120242999A1 INTERFEROMETRIC QUASI-AUTOCOLLIMATOR Public/Granted day:2012-09-27
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