High-speed real-time heterodyne interferometry using software-defined radio.

Autor: Riobo LM, Veiras FE, Gonzalez MG, Garea MT, Sorichetti PA
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Applied optics [Appl Opt] 2018 Jan 10; Vol. 57 (2), pp. 217-224.
DOI: 10.1364/AO.57.000217
Abstrakt: This paper describes the design and performance of a phase demodulation scheme based on software-defined radio (SDR), applied in heterodyne interferometry. The phase retrieval is performed in real time by means of a low-cost SDR with a wideband optoelectronic front-end. Compared to other demodulation schemes, the system is quite simpler, versatile, and of lower cost. The performance of the demodulator is demonstrated by measuring the displacement per volt of a thin-film polymeric piezoelectric transducer based on polyvinylidene fluoride for ultrasonic applications. We measured displacements between 3.5 pm and 122 pm with 7% relative uncertainty, in the frequency range from 20 kHz to 1 MHz.
Databáze: MEDLINE