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Measurement of distance to a partially reflective surface using a semiconductor laser system

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Abstract

The accurate measurement of distance to a poorly reflecting surface is required in many industrial applications. These applications often involve a moving target having a wide variation in reflectivity. This paper describes a technique which uses a semiconductor laser system which electronically compensates for a wide dynamic range in the reflected signal and which is capable of rapid measurement in real time. The system is based on the fact that as the path length of a modulated laser beam is altered, there will be a corresponding phase shift in the received signal.

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