Remote six-axis deformation sensing with optical vortex beam

Seichi Sato; Ikumatsu Fujimoto; Toru Kurihara; Shigeru Ando

doi:10.1117/12.764224

13 February 2008 Remote six-axis deformation sensing with optical vortex beam

Seichi Sato, Ikumatsu Fujimoto, Toru Kurihara, Shigeru Ando

Proceedings Volume 6877, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies XX; 68770I (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.764224
Event: Lasers and Applications in Science and Engineering, 2008, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

Multi-axis displacement sensing technique with a single optical beam is proposed. Our system consists of propagating optical vortex beam and its imaging system. Since optical vortex beam have feature points known as zero-points or phase singularities in its beam profile, we can detect lateral and rotational displacement of the beam precisely by imaging and tracking the points. Unlike conventional laser displacement sensing techniques, our measurement scheme can be applied for the deformation sensing of civil infrastructures such as bridges and highways where triangulations can not be applied. The basic optical setup is presented and the results of the fundamental experiments are shown.

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Seichi Sato, Ikumatsu Fujimoto, Toru Kurihara, and Shigeru Ando "Remote six-axis deformation sensing with optical vortex beam", Proc. SPIE 6877, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies XX, 68770I (13 February 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.764224

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