Phase-Shifting, Pulsed-Laser Interferometer

Dean M. Shough; Osuk Y. Kwon

doi:10.1117/12.939721

22 April 1988 Phase-Shifting, Pulsed-Laser Interferometer

Dean M. Shough, Osuk Y. Kwon

Proceedings Volume 0739, Phase Conjugation, Beam Combining, and Diagnostics; (1988) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.939721
Event: OE LASE'87 and EO Imaging Symposium, 1987, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

This paper describes a phase-shifting, self-referencing, radial-shear (10:1) interferometer, designed for testing a pulsed XeC1 laser (308 nm) that has been Raman-shifted into the blue (459 nm). It is the first report of an implementation of a general class of phase-shifting interferometers without moving parts: the phase shift and separation of beams are obtained with a stationary diffraction grating. The presentation includes results from early ex-periments, a discussion of the good and bad aspects of this type of interferometer, and a review of the systems where its use might be appropriate.

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Dean M. Shough and Osuk Y. Kwon "Phase-Shifting, Pulsed-Laser Interferometer", Proc. SPIE 0739, Phase Conjugation, Beam Combining, and Diagnostics, (22 April 1988); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.939721

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