Development of an auto-focus system based on the moiré method

► An auto-focus system is applied in the moiré effect and the P control. ► The reflected light from the sample passes through two spiral gratings, and produces the moiré patterns. ► The divergent (or convergent) reflected light produces a clockwise (or counterclockwise) spiral moiré pattern. An auto...

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Published in:Measurement : journal of the International Measurement Confederation 2011-12, Vol.44 (10), p.1793-1800
Main Authors: Lee, Ju-Yi, Wang, Yung-Hsing, Lai, Lyu-Jhen, Lin, Yu-Ju, Chang, Yu-Hsiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Auto-focus
Charge coupled devices
Cycle time
Deviation
Focusing
Laser beams
Moire effects
Moire patterns
Moiré
Spiral grating
Spirals
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Summary:► An auto-focus system is applied in the moiré effect and the P control. ► The reflected light from the sample passes through two spiral gratings, and produces the moiré patterns. ► The divergent (or convergent) reflected light produces a clockwise (or counterclockwise) spiral moiré pattern. An auto-focus system based on the moiré effect and a feedback control method is presented. First, a collimated laser beam passes through a focusing lens then falls incident on the surface of the sample. The deviation of the angle of the light reflected back is proportional to the defocus distance from the sample. The reflected light then passes through two spiral gratings, producing three types of moiré pattern which can be observed and recorded by a linear CCD. The defocus distance can be derived from the spiral angle in the moiré pattern. The results show that auto-focusing can be achieved by the moiré method for glass and mirror samples in a cycle time of less than 0.1 s.
ISSN:0263-2241
1873-412X
DOI:10.1016/j.measurement.2011.08.026