Design and fabrication of a two-beam prism interferometer

M. Abolhassani; M. Esmaeili

doi:10.1117/12.871798

9 November 2010 Design and fabrication of a two-beam prism interferometer

M. Abolhassani, M. Esmaeili

Proceedings Volume 7849, Optical Design and Testing IV; 784934 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.871798
Event: Photonics Asia 2010, 2010, Beijing, China

Abstract

A new type of amplitude-division two-beam interferometer using a prism is proposed. The prism performs the beamsplitter and one arm of the interferometer. Any plane parallel plate is not employed in the interferometer, and any of its components surfaces doesn't need to anti-reflecting or semi-transparent coating. It doesn't produce spurious fringes when is well-adjusted. In the case of using a monochromatic point source, quality of the fringes obtained by this interferometer is comparable with the one obtained by the Michelson interferometer.

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M. Abolhassani and M. Esmaeili "Design and fabrication of a two-beam prism interferometer", Proc. SPIE 7849, Optical Design and Testing IV, 784934 (9 November 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.871798

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