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5.5 In-plane displacements 123<br />

5.5.2 Purely in-plane sensitive interferometer for TPS<br />

In <strong>the</strong> previous subsection we have seen <strong>the</strong> disadvantageous effects <strong>of</strong> a low sensitivity on <strong>the</strong> σ d <strong>of</strong><br />

displacement measurements. Besides, it is desirable from a practical point <strong>of</strong> view to measure <strong>the</strong><br />

Cartesian components <strong>of</strong> displacement separately because this simplifies <strong>the</strong> evaluation greatly. The way<br />

to carry out pure in-plane displacement measurements is known since a long time [Lee70] <strong>and</strong> has<br />

become <strong>the</strong> common choice because <strong>of</strong> its ease <strong>of</strong> use <strong>and</strong> its high sensitivity that is hard to surpass<br />

[Sir93, Joe95].<br />

The basic interferometer is modified for symmetrical oblique object illumination as sketched in Fig. 5.9.<br />

Component numbers skipped, or not starting from one, indicate that <strong>the</strong> "original" components are still in<br />

place, which helps restoring <strong>the</strong> former set-up accurately. In particular, <strong>the</strong> fibre assembly is disabled, but<br />

not removed.<br />

Object<br />

M5<br />

MO4<br />

L4<br />

M8<br />

M4<br />

MO3<br />

L3<br />

M6<br />

M1<br />

BS1<br />

M2/PZT<br />

HV<br />

amplifier<br />

Waveform generator<br />

M7<br />

PC<br />

frame memory<br />

trigger bit<br />

A<br />

CCD<br />

L2<br />

Fig. 5.9: Optical set-up used for pure in-plane TPS measurements. Abbreviations: M, mirrors, BS, beam splitter, L,<br />

lenses, MO, microscope objectives, PZT, piezo actuator, A, aperture stop.<br />

By BS1, <strong>the</strong> light is divided into two beams <strong>of</strong> almost equal power; <strong>the</strong> "reference" beam is directed into<br />

MO4 via M2 <strong>and</strong> M5. Although <strong>the</strong>re is no distinction <strong>of</strong> object <strong>and</strong> reference beam in speckle-reference<br />

set-ups, we declare this beam <strong>the</strong> reference because it is <strong>the</strong> one to undergo <strong>the</strong> temporal phase shift by<br />

means <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> PZT that moves M2. Since M2 reflects <strong>the</strong> beam at 45°, <strong>the</strong> phase shift must be recalibrated.<br />

Theoretically, <strong>the</strong> voltage ramp used for normal incidence should be augmented by L2; due to<br />

imperfections <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> PZT, <strong>the</strong> true value was 1.33.<br />

The "object" beam reaches M4 <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>n MO3, which is <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> same type as MO4. Also <strong>the</strong> collimating<br />

lenses L3 <strong>and</strong> L4 are <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> same type (f =140 mm), <strong>and</strong> via several o<strong>the</strong>r mirrors each beam illuminates<br />

<strong>the</strong> object at an angle <strong>of</strong> 45°. In this configuration, B is very close to unity to maximise M I .<br />

The layout seems somewhat complicated, but is necessary to attain equal paths for both beams, <strong>and</strong> also<br />

facilitates leaving <strong>the</strong> imaging unit with L2 <strong>and</strong> A completely unchanged.

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