CA2188642A1 - Method and apparatus for measuring the orientation of optical axes - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for measuring the orientation of optical axes

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CA2188642A1
CA2188642A1 CA002188642A CA2188642A CA2188642A1 CA 2188642 A1 CA2188642 A1 CA 2188642A1 CA 002188642 A CA002188642 A CA 002188642A CA 2188642 A CA2188642 A CA 2188642A CA 2188642 A1 CA2188642 A1 CA 2188642A1
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axes
axis
birefringent
orientation
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Philip L. Mason
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Jatom Systems Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01L—MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE
    • G01L3/00—Measuring torque, work, mechanical power, or mechanical efficiency, in general
    • G01L3/02—Rotary-transmission dynamometers
    • G01L3/04—Rotary-transmission dynamometers wherein the torque-transmitting element comprises a torsionally-flexible shaft
    • G01L3/10—Rotary-transmission dynamometers wherein the torque-transmitting element comprises a torsionally-flexible shaft involving electric or magnetic means for indicating
    • G01L3/12—Rotary-transmission dynamometers wherein the torque-transmitting element comprises a torsionally-flexible shaft involving electric or magnetic means for indicating involving photoelectric means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01L—MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE
    • G01L1/00—Measuring force or stress, in general
    • G01L1/24—Measuring force or stress, in general by measuring variations of optical properties of material when it is stressed, e.g. by photoelastic stress analysis using infrared, visible light, ultraviolet
    • G01L1/241—Measuring force or stress, in general by measuring variations of optical properties of material when it is stressed, e.g. by photoelastic stress analysis using infrared, visible light, ultraviolet by photoelastic stress analysis

Abstract

This invention provides an optical and computation system that does not utilize moving parts, which enables the angular orientation of the optical axes on the surface of a birefringent material to be determined and comparably, the orientation of the optical axes within light emerging from that surface. Further, since this invention considers the relative orientations of the preferred axis or axes of polarization within light, this method is also applicable for determining the angular orientation of the preferred axis of polarization of elliptically or linearly polarized light or the orientation of the polarizing axis of the material causing the preferred direction of polarization. For birefringent generated axes, this invention allows for the principal axis to be identified distinctly from the quadrature axis and without ambiguity. This is achieved by consideration of the relative intensities of the light emerging from the birefringent or polarizing material when observed through a plurality of linear or elliptical polarizers whose axes are set at known and distinct orientations to the reference direction of the measurement system, and with the ambiguities in the determination of the principal axis in the birefringent system removed by use of the phase of the interference patterns resulting when the light passing along the principal and quadrature axes within the birefringent material is combined by the linear or elliptical polarizers.
CA002188642A 1995-12-05 1996-10-23 Method and apparatus for measuring the orientation of optical axes Expired - Fee Related CA2188642C (en)

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US822095P 1995-12-05 1995-12-05
US60/008,220 1995-12-05
US08/638,218 US5825492A (en) 1996-04-26 1996-04-26 Method and apparatus for measuring retardation and birefringence
US08/638,218 1996-04-26

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CA002190203A Expired - Fee Related CA2190203C (en) 1995-12-05 1996-11-13 Method and apparatus for measuring retardation and birefringence
CA002190221A Expired - Fee Related CA2190221C (en) 1995-12-05 1996-11-13 Load meter employing birefringence to measure mechanical loads and stresses

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