title: Vibration: history and measurement with an extrinsic Fabry-Perot sensor with solid-state laser interferometry.
abstract: We have studied the history of vibration and demonstrate a laser-based noncontact interferometric vibration sensor. The sensor promises the measurement of microdisplacement by using a Fabry-Perot cavity formed between a partially coated gradient-index lens and a movable reflector. Displacement is determined by the detection of interference fringes caused by phase modulation within the cavity. The sensor was tested in conjunction with both multimode and single-mode fiber transmission. Calibration with multimode fiber produced a fringe-contrast function that decreased monotonically with displacement. This calibration allowed at least 30 fringes to be discriminated, giving a displacement resolution of 0.034 microm across a range of 10.2 microm. Dynamic tests demonstrated a working range of at least 3.74 microm at frequencies as high as 2 kHz. Similar tests in which single-mode fiber was used indicated a dynamic working range of at least 4.29 microm.
authors.affiliation: School of Electrical Engineering, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. tarun@ee.usyd.edu.au
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Gangopadhyay
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Henderson