Method of rotation angle measurement in machine vision based on calibration pattern with spot array.
We propose a method of rotation angle measurement with high precision in machine vision. An area scan CCD camera, imaging lens, and calibration pattern with a spot array make up the measurement device for measuring the rotation angle. The calibration pattern with a spot array is installed at the rotation part, and the CCD camera is set at a certain distance from the rotation components. The coordinates of the spots on the calibration pattern is acquired through the vision image of the calibration pattern captured by the CCD camera. At the initial position of the calibration pattern, the camera is calibrated with the spot array; the mathematical model of distortion error of the CCD camera is built. With the equation of coordinate rotation measurement, the rotation angle of the spot array is detected. In the theoretic simulation, noise of different levels is added to the coordinates of the spot array. The experiment results show that the measurement device can measure the rotation angle precisely with a noncontact method. The standard deviation of rotation angle measurement is smaller than 3 arc sec. The measurement device can measure both microangles and large angles.
Measurement method of the roll angle
A novel method to measure the roll angle using a quarter wave plate and a Wollaston prism is presented in this paper. The setup and principle of the measurement system are introduced. According to the optical structure, the mathematical model was established by Jones matrix method. The output voltage from an optical detector located after the Wollaston prism can be used to determine the roll angle. Theoretical analysis and experimental results show that the sensitivity of roll measurement can reach arc-second. The chief advantages of the sensor are simply, stable and compact. This system can be applied to dynamic roll angle measurement. Experimental results have shown that the angular resolution is 0.04 arc-minute in a ±40 are-minute range.
Coherent pulsed injection seeding of two gain-switched semiconductor lasers
High-power, narrow-spectrum, short pulses at a wavelength near 830 nm are needed for optical logic applications. The authors report the generation of two coherent trains of pulses by pulsed injection seeding of two gain-switched semiconductor lasers with one mode-locked master oscillator. The available power was doubled and both lasers emit in nearly identical spectral lines. Short pulses (30-50 ps) are generated at a repetition rate of 1.9 GHz. The spectrum is reduced to a single mode cluster and shows a 1.7 AA wide chirp suitable for pulse compression. The peak power is 0.1 W for each pulse train. The capability of this technique for coherent power combining is demonstrated.<<ETX>>