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15 November 1983 A Heterodyne Interferometer For Testing Laser Diodes
John Hayes, Steve Lange
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Abstract
A heterodyne, Mach-Zehnder interferometer system has been developed for testing the wavefront quality of laser diode collimator pens. The testing system is described and the problems associated with testing laser diodes are discussed.
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John Hayes and Steve Lange "A Heterodyne Interferometer For Testing Laser Diodes", Proc. SPIE 0429, Precision Surface Metrology, (15 November 1983); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.936336
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KEYWORDS
Wavefronts

Semiconductor lasers

Interferometers

Phase measurement

Diodes

Sensors

Heterodyning

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