Abstract
We simplify, to first order in vc , the generalized, special relativistic treatment of a Doppler shift from an arbitrarily translating mirror originally derived by Ashworth and Davies [Proc. IEEE 64, 280 (1976)]. We show that it is in good agreement with a somewhat modified, but more intuitive, derivation that only considers the constancy of the speed of light. We experimentally demonstrate the theoretical predictions using phase-insensitive frequency measurements in a liquid crystal light valve with mirror translations of only a few tens of nanometers per second.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1581-1584 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2024 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition