A static polarization interferometer for measuring upper atmospheric winds is presented, based on two Savart plates with their optical axes perpendicular to each other. The principle and characteristics of the interfe...A static polarization interferometer for measuring upper atmospheric winds is presented, based on two Savart plates with their optical axes perpendicular to each other. The principle and characteristics of the interferometer are described. The interferometer with a wide field of view can offer a stable benchmark optical path difference over a specified spectral region of 0.55-0.63μm because there are no quarter wave plates. Since the instrument employs a straight line common-path configuration but without moving parts and slits, it is very compact, simple, inherently robust and has high throughput. The paper is limited to a theoretical analysis.展开更多
A multi-channel synchronous demodulation system of a polarized low-coherence interferometer(PLCI) based on a matrix charge-coupled-device(CCD) is proposed and demonstrated. By using special designs, the system allows ...A multi-channel synchronous demodulation system of a polarized low-coherence interferometer(PLCI) based on a matrix charge-coupled-device(CCD) is proposed and demonstrated. By using special designs, the system allows the signals from different channels to be received and demodulated synchronously. Multichannel air pressure experiments were implemented to verify the effectiveness of the proposed system. The experiment results showed that the Fabry–Perot(F–P) sensors could be demodulated synchronously with a high tolerance for light sources and sensors, which indicated that any sensor and light source that can be demodulated by PLCI were allowed to be employed, leading to a wide application in the field of multichannel synchronous measurement.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.40875013)the National Defense Basic Scientific Research Project (Grant No.A1420080187)+1 种基金the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (Grant No.2006AA12Z152)the State Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.40537031)
文摘A static polarization interferometer for measuring upper atmospheric winds is presented, based on two Savart plates with their optical axes perpendicular to each other. The principle and characteristics of the interferometer are described. The interferometer with a wide field of view can offer a stable benchmark optical path difference over a specified spectral region of 0.55-0.63μm because there are no quarter wave plates. Since the instrument employs a straight line common-path configuration but without moving parts and slits, it is very compact, simple, inherently robust and has high throughput. The paper is limited to a theoretical analysis.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61735011,61675152 and 61505139)National Instrumentation Program of China(No.2013YQ030915)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2016M590200)
文摘A multi-channel synchronous demodulation system of a polarized low-coherence interferometer(PLCI) based on a matrix charge-coupled-device(CCD) is proposed and demonstrated. By using special designs, the system allows the signals from different channels to be received and demodulated synchronously. Multichannel air pressure experiments were implemented to verify the effectiveness of the proposed system. The experiment results showed that the Fabry–Perot(F–P) sensors could be demodulated synchronously with a high tolerance for light sources and sensors, which indicated that any sensor and light source that can be demodulated by PLCI were allowed to be employed, leading to a wide application in the field of multichannel synchronous measurement.
