Device for interferential distance measurement
First Claim
1. A device for interferential distance measurement between two objects movable with respect to each other along at least one shifting direction, comprising:
- at least one light source;
at least one splitting element adapted to split a beam of rays emitted by the light source at a splitting location into at least two partial beams that propagate onward at different angles;
at least one deflecting element adapted to deflect the partial beams striking it in a direction of a merging location, where the split partial beams are interferingly superimposed and where optical paths of the partial beams between the splitting location and the merging location are adapted such that traversed optical path lengths of the partial beams between the splitting location and the merging location are identical in the event of a change of distance between the two objects; and
at least one detector system adapted to detect distance-dependent signals from the superimposed pair of interfering partial beams.
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Abstract
A device for interferential distance measurement between two objects that are situated in a movable manner with respect to each other along at least one shifting direction includes at least one light source as well as at least one splitting element, which splits a beam of rays emitted by the light source at a splitting location into at least two partial beams that propagate onward at different angles. The device furthermore includes at least one deflecting element that effects a deflection of the incident partial beams in the direction of a merging location, where the split partial beams are superimposed in an interfering manner and the optical paths of the partial beams of rays between the splitting location and the merging location being arranged such that the traversed optical path lengths of the partial beams between the splitting location and the merging location are identical in the event of a change of distance between the two objects. Furthermore, at least one detector system is provided for detecting distance-dependent signals from the superimposed pair of interfering partial beams.
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1. A device for interferential distance measurement between two objects movable with respect to each other along at least one shifting direction, comprising:
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at least one light source; at least one splitting element adapted to split a beam of rays emitted by the light source at a splitting location into at least two partial beams that propagate onward at different angles; at least one deflecting element adapted to deflect the partial beams striking it in a direction of a merging location, where the split partial beams are interferingly superimposed and where optical paths of the partial beams between the splitting location and the merging location are adapted such that traversed optical path lengths of the partial beams between the splitting location and the merging location are identical in the event of a change of distance between the two objects; and at least one detector system adapted to detect distance-dependent signals from the superimposed pair of interfering partial beams. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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