Vernier index position sensor

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PATENT NO 5856872
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08943004

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An index structure and method are disclosed which employ, in addition to a main diffractive grating track of an encoder, a short diffractive grating track (the vernier or index track) having a different frequency than that of the main track. The phase of the index track is used to provide windows for the main track in a manner so that a preselected phase condition of the main track occurs in only one of the windows provided by the index track.

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GSI LUMONICS CORPORATION39 MANNING ROAD BILLERICA MA 01821

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Horwitz, Bruce A Newton Centre, MA 33 650

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