High-Precision Alignment Technique with Large Measurement Range Based on Composite Gratings

Si Xinchun; Tang Yan; Hu Song; Liu Junbo; Cheng Yiguang; Hu Tao; Zhou Yi; Deng Qinyuan

doi:10.3788/aos201636.0105003

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