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Differential Doppler heterodyning technique

L Lading

    Applied Optics
    |January 30, 2010
    PubMed
    Summary

    This study demonstrates non-intrusive velocity measurement using laser Doppler heterodyning. The research confirms Doppler frequency independence from detection direction and optimizes signal-to-noise ratio by comparing two shifted beams.

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