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A laser Doppler velocimeter (LDV) based on a semiconductor laser is described. Information on the direction of flow is obtained by applying a single-sideband technique using direct modulation of the laser diode. A measuring range of 8.4 MHz is reached with this technique, where the nonideal FM properties of the semiconductor laser are dealt with by an equalisation of the modulation current.
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