Verification method of phase detector large length measuring instrument
based on refraction cavity
HUANG Su, PAN Jiasheng, ZHANG Yong
(1. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Modern Geometric and Mechanical Metrology Technology,
Guangzhou 510405,China;
2. Guangdong Institute of Metrology,Guangzhou 510405,China)
Abstract: Generally, the calibration work is carried out in outdoor fields through large length meters, but it is time-consuming, inefficient and severely affected by the surroundings, which have been long plaguing the metrological verification personnel. based on the indoor test device for portable laser rangefinder, this paper has proposed to design a calibration device for phase-demodulation large-length measuring instrument according to refraction cavity and virtual baseline theory, that is, to move verification baseline fields from outdoor to indoor. The refraction cavity designed by Fermat’s principle is used to fold the light path greater than 1 000 m within 10 m and at the same the reflection law of light is applied to deduce a calculation formula to calculate the virtual baseline (standard value at each section of indoor large length). The structure design, technical parameters and control measures of the calibrating device has been discussed as well, and its feasibility has been demonstrated by analyzing the potential influence factors of the system.
Keywords: long length; refraction cavity; virtual baseline; Fermat’s principle