Low-coherence interferometry (LCI) technique is generating considerable interest in industrial applications where there is a need for larger measurements with high resolution. Conventional Fourier domain systems reach a limiting depth of around 3 mm, mainly due to the spectrometers used as detectors. In this work, we present an optical detection system that performs the Fourier transform of the LCI signals, based on a spatial heterodyne spectrometer. This device avoids the fall-off effect of the spectrometer, allowing to reach measurable optical depths of almost 5 cm without losing resolution. We describe the theory underlying this detection system and present experimental results which are in great accordance.
(IEE Explore Digital Library, 2017-12-18) Cerrotta, Santiago; Morel, Eneas Nicolás; Alvira, Fernando; Torga, Jorge Román
A signal obtained from a combined system of two interferometers of low coherence in the frequency domain is presented and analyzed. This system allows to expand the range of measurement offered by the conventional optical tomography system of a single interferometer with a spectrometer as a detector.
