Electrooptical distance measuring apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4759623
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06872527

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For electrooptical measurement of distance with modulation of light external to the light source (1) a modulator system (5, 7, 8, 11) with low sensitivity to temperature and with a low modulating voltage is disclosed. The temperature dependence of the static birefringence of a modulating crystal (7) is compensated by passing the modulated light beam (6), after traversing the crystal (7), a quarterwave plate (11), the measured path (9) and the quarterwave plate (11) again--a second time through the crystal (7) with its polarization rotated by 90.degree.. The light beam returning from the measured path is separated from its source (1) by means of a polarizing beam splitter (5).

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LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AGSWISS HARE BORREGO HEERBRUGG BASEL-LANDSCHAFT

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Meier, Dietrich Erlinsbach, CH 13 266

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