Laser Doppler vibrometry with a single-frequency microchip green laser

We have developed a laser vibrometer based on an Nd:YVO4/YVO4/KTP monolithic single-frequency green laser operating at 532 nm, with a narrow linewidth of radiation. Two configurations of the laser Doppler vibrometer have been investigated—with the so-called single- and double-frequency Bragg shifts. Measurement of heterodyne signals as a mixing result of scattered and reference beams has been carried out. In both configurations we have obtained signals with a high S/N ratio of >30 dB with resolution bandwidth = 200 kHz for a vibrometer output power of 3 mW. In our opinion, stable single-frequency solid-state green lasers provide new opportunities for the development of miniature laser vibrometry