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A speed measurement system utilizing an injection-seeded Tm:YAG laser
Received date: 06 May 2011
Accepted date: 29 Jun 2011
Published date: 05 Dec 2011
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A speed measurement system utilizing a stable single frequency Q-switched Tm:YAG laser was presented in this study. The maximum pulse energy of the laser was 2.38 mJ with the pulse repetition rate of 100 Hz. Using the speed measurement system, the revolving speed of a rotating target could be measured by optical heterodyne detection technique and the maximum measurement error was 0.68 m/s.
Key words: speed measurement; optical heterodyne; Tm:YAG; seeding injection
Yunshan ZHANG , Chunqing GAO , Mingwei GAO , Yan ZHENG , Lei WANG , Ran WANG . A speed measurement system utilizing an injection-seeded Tm:YAG laser[J]. Frontiers of Optoelectronics, 2011 , 4(4) : 411 -414 . DOI: 10.1007/s12200-011-0148-7
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