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Absolute interferometry with a 670-nm external cavity diode laser

Stone et al., 1999

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7410854540956526331
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Stone J
Stejskal A
Howard L
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Applied optics

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In the past few years there has been much interest in use of tunable diode lasers for absolute interferometry. Here we report on use of an external cavity diode laser operating in the visible (λ∼ 670 nm) for absolute distance measurements. Under laboratory conditions …
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