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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2003
Filed:
May. 04, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
David M. Pepper, Malibu, CA (US);
Gilmore J. Dunning, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
HRL Laboratories, LLC, Malibu, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 9/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 9/02 ;
Abstract
A vibrometer for probing an object to determine its vibratory signature and a method of probing same. The vibrometer includes a laser for generating a laser beam for probing the object; a detector for detecting reflections from the object; and a two beam input phase-conjugate mirror located so as to receive a portion of the laser beam produced by the laser and a portion of the laser beam reflected from the object, the two input beam phase-conjugate mirror reflecting received diffuse signals from the object back towards the object.