Light-in light-out fiber optic digital position encoder based on       scales with pseudo-random codes

James S. Johnston; M. S. Beales; Kevin Wells

doi:10.1117/12.58702

1 August 1992 Light-in light-out fiber optic digital position encoder based on scales with pseudo-random codes

James S. Johnston, M. S. Beales, Kevin Wells

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 31, Issue 8, (August 1992). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.58702

Abstract

A light-in light-out absolute encoder is described based on a Manchester encoded pseudo-random binary sequence scale. Optical fiber connections of 100 μm are employed and 13-bit resolution is demonstrated.

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James S. Johnston, M. S. Beales, and Kevin Wells "Light-in light-out fiber optic digital position encoder based on scales with pseudo-random codes," Optical Engineering 31(8), (1 August 1992). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.58702

Published: 1 August 1992

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