Widefield heterodyne interferometry using a custom CMOS modulated light camera

In this paper a method of taking widefield heterodyne inter- ferograms using a prototype modulated light camera is described. This custom CMOS modulated light camera (MLC) uses analogue quadrature demodulation at each pixel to output the phase and amplitude of the modu- lated light as DC voltages. T...

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Main Authors: Patel, Rikesh, Achamfuo-Yeboah, Samuel, Light, Roger, Clark, Matt
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Published: Optical Society of America 2011
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/2870/
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author Patel, Rikesh
Achamfuo-Yeboah, Samuel
Light, Roger
Clark, Matt
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description In this paper a method of taking widefield heterodyne inter- ferograms using a prototype modulated light camera is described. This custom CMOS modulated light camera (MLC) uses analogue quadrature demodulation at each pixel to output the phase and amplitude of the modu- lated light as DC voltages. The heterodyne interference fringe patterns are generated using an acousto-optical frequency shifter (AOFS) in an arm of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer. Widefield images of fringe patterns acquired using the prototype MLC are presented. The phase can be measured to an accuracy of ±6.6◦. The added value of this method to acquire widefield images are discussed along with the advantages.
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spelling nottingham-28702020-05-04T16:31:39Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/2870/ Widefield heterodyne interferometry using a custom CMOS modulated light camera Patel, Rikesh Achamfuo-Yeboah, Samuel Light, Roger Clark, Matt In this paper a method of taking widefield heterodyne inter- ferograms using a prototype modulated light camera is described. This custom CMOS modulated light camera (MLC) uses analogue quadrature demodulation at each pixel to output the phase and amplitude of the modu- lated light as DC voltages. The heterodyne interference fringe patterns are generated using an acousto-optical frequency shifter (AOFS) in an arm of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer. Widefield images of fringe patterns acquired using the prototype MLC are presented. The phase can be measured to an accuracy of ±6.6◦. The added value of this method to acquire widefield images are discussed along with the advantages. Optical Society of America 2011-11-15 Article PeerReviewed Patel, Rikesh, Achamfuo-Yeboah, Samuel, Light, Roger and Clark, Matt (2011) Widefield heterodyne interferometry using a custom CMOS modulated light camera. Optics Express, 19 (24). pp. 24546-24556. ISSN 1094-4087 http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?uri=oe-19-24-24546 doi:10.1364/OE.19.024546 doi:10.1364/OE.19.024546
spellingShingle Patel, Rikesh
Achamfuo-Yeboah, Samuel
Light, Roger
Clark, Matt
Widefield heterodyne interferometry using a custom CMOS modulated light camera
title Widefield heterodyne interferometry using a custom CMOS modulated light camera
title_full Widefield heterodyne interferometry using a custom CMOS modulated light camera
title_fullStr Widefield heterodyne interferometry using a custom CMOS modulated light camera
title_full_unstemmed Widefield heterodyne interferometry using a custom CMOS modulated light camera
title_short Widefield heterodyne interferometry using a custom CMOS modulated light camera
title_sort widefield heterodyne interferometry using a custom cmos modulated light camera
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