Frequency mixing errors caused by the two factors existing at same time, which are elliptic polarization of laser source and installation azimuthal error of Wollaston prism, were analyzed especially in common path heterodyne interferometer.

• 着重分析了在共光路外差干涉仪中由激光光源的椭圆偏振化和沃拉斯顿棱镜的安装方位角误差同时存在的情况下,引起的频率混叠综合误差的大小及变化规律。