New paper accepted in the Optics and Laser Technology
My recent paper entitled " A Numerical Algorithm to Determine Straightness Error, Surface Roughness, and Waviness Measured using a Fiber Optic Interferometer" is accepted by the Optics and Laser Technology.
In this paper, a novel interference fringe counting technique is developed to convert the intensity of the interference data into displacements in the range of micrometers to millimeters while simultaneously resolving external dynamic effects. Thus, this technique can detect three order magnitude different dynamic displacements with sub-micrometer resolution. The current methodology can be utilized in different applications which require measuring straightness error of lead-screw driven stages, large area surface profile of specimen, and vibration of actuators such as stepper motors.