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Three-dimensional interferometric stage encoder using a single access port

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Kieran B. Wiseman
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Thomas Kissinger *
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Ralph P. Tatam
DOI:10.1016/j.optlaseng.2020.106342delete
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We present a novel multi-dimensional positional encoder approach that uses range-resolved interferometry (RRI) to simultaneously interrogate multiple interferometers differing in optical path length, using only a single photo detector and a single diode laser. Employing only stage-mounted non-polarising beamsplitters and reflections from three orthogonal, externally mounted, planar mirrors, three Cartesian measurement directions are formed, that when combined with measurements from a stage-mounted reference reflection, allow for three-dimensional measurements of stage motion obtained via a single access port. Through a variety of movements of a three-dimensional Piezo-electric stage over its nominal stage working range of +/- 50 mu m, simultaneous measurements of displacements from three orthogonal dimensions are acquired with a 10 kHz quadrature bandwidth, achieving typical displacement noise densities of below 0.4 nm/root Hz, with the noise floor dropping to below 0.1 nm/root Hz above 50 Hz, as well as high linearity with cyclic errors amplitudes well below 1 nm in all three directions.
Keywords:
Displacement measurement
Range-resolvedinterferometry
Diode lasers
Dimensional metrology
Optical encoder
Interferometry
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Optics and Lasers in Engineering
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