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6 August 1997 Wide field-of-view coherent detection
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Abstract
The concept of a wide field-of-view coherent detection insensitive to the wavefront distortions of the signal to be detected is proposed. The principal of this detection is based on two-wave mixing in photorefractive materials. The experimental validation of this concept is demonstrated at (lambda) equals 0.5 micrometers using a photorefractive crystal of Bi12SiO20. The sensitivity of the detection is theoretically and experimentally analyzed. It led to the conception of a wide field-of-view coherent detection demonstrator operating in the eye-safe band using a photorefractive crystal of CdTe. The application of this device to vibrations analysis of a mechanical structure and the determination of its resonance frequency are demonstrated.
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Sebastien Breugnot, Martin Defour, and Jean-Pierre Huignard "Wide field-of-view coherent detection", Proc. SPIE 3065, Laser Radar Technology and Applications II, (6 August 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.281010
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KEYWORDS
Signal to noise ratio

Crystals

Signal detection

Oscillators

Two wave mixing

Laser crystals

Wavefront distortions

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