SELF-MIXING LASER VIBROMETER WITHE RESOLUTION IN THE MICRO AND NANO METERS SCALE

Abstract

We present the development of an interferometer capable of making contactless measurements of vibrations. The resultsshow the we achieve micro- and/or nano-metric measurements without the stabilization of the laser. While there aremultiple techniques to achieve this objective, in this case we use a method whose main virtue is the low componentcount and the self-alignment capacity. The method is based on the optical feedback effect in a laser diode which relieson the use of an internal reference for calibration.