Basic Measurement - HP 5501A Operating And Service Manual

Table 7-2. Basic Measurement Components
CHOOSE OUTPUT FORMAT. There are a number of output formats available for the
5501A Laser Transducer depending on the specific application:
HP-IB lnterface Electronics, based on the HP 9825A Programmable Calculator
and the HP lnterface Bus, provide completely integrated measurement packages
designed primarily for acquiring, displaying, and reducing measurement data.
The HP-IB lnterface Electronics allows simple application of the 5501A Laser
Transducer to a wide variety of measurement oriented machines. A large number
of options such a s displays, additional memory, printers, and special calculator
functions are available to tailor the measurement system for a specific application
(refer to Table 7-3).
EQUIPMENT
5501A Laser Transducer
107024 Linear Interferometer
Option 001 Windows
10703A Retroreflector
10705A Single Beam lnterferometer
10704A Retroreflector
10706A Plane Mirror lnterferometer
10780A Receiver
10700A 33% Beam Splitter
10701A 50% Beam Splitter
10707A Beam Bender
10710A Adjustable Mount
10711A Adjustable Mount
REQUIREMENT
Laser Source
Interferometers,
Retroreflectors,
Receivers
Splitting
and
Bending Optics
Adjustable
Mounts
CONSIDERATIONS
One per measurement system
How many axes of measurement?
What types of Interferometers will be used?
Each Axis requires one Interferometer, one
Receiver, and one Retroreflector. If the
10706A Plane Mirror lnterferometer is used,
no Retroref lector is needed.
If
it
is required that the 10702A Linear Inter-
ferometer be a moving component, Option
001 Windows should be used. When using
the 10705A Single Beam Interferometer, it
must always be the fixed component. When
using the lnterferometer to bend one
laser beam 90 degrees, the above
restrictions do not apply.
The percentage of the laser beam directed to
each axis
is
proportional to the length of the
axis.
("Length of axis" is defined a s distance from
the 5501A Laser Transducer to the farthest
position on the axis.)
Draw a diagram of
the
paths of the laser
beam, locating the position of Beam
Splitters and Beam Benders.
Each optical component in the System has
to be adjusted for System alignment.
The 10702A Linear l nterferometer and
10706A Plane Mirror Interferometer use the
10711A Adjustable Mount. The 10700A and
10701A Beam Splitters, 10705A Single Beam
lnterferometer and the 10707A Beam Bender
use the 10710A Adjustable Mount.