ISSN:
1013-9826
Source:
Scientific.Net: Materials Science & Technology / Trans Tech Publications Archiv 1984-2008
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
This paper presents a high-precision, non-destructive measurement system fordetermining the thickness and refractive indices of birefringent optical wave plates. Significantly,the proposed method enables the two refractive indices of the optical sample to be measuredsimultaneously. The performance of the proposed system is verified using a commercial quartzoptical wave plate with known refractive indices of 1.5518 e n = and 1.5427 o n = , respectively, anda thickness of 452.1428 μm. The experimentally determined values of the refractive indices arefound to be 1.55190 e n = and 1.54281 o n = , respectively, while the thickness is found to be 452.189μm, corresponding to an experimental error of approximately 0.046 μm. The measurementresolution of the proposed system exceeds that of the interferometer hardware itself and provides asimple yet highly accurate means of measuring the principal optical parameters of birefringent glasswave plates
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://www.tib-hannover.de/fulltexts/2011/0528/01/56/transtech_doi~10.4028%252Fwww.scientific.net%252FKEM.364-366.510.pdf
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