Title :
Group refractive index dispersion measurement using low-coherence tandem interferometer
Author :
Hirai, A. ; Sasaki, K. ; Matsumoto, H.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol., Nat. Metrol. Inst. of Japan, Tsukuba
Abstract :
A technique for the group refractive index dispersion measurement of transparent materials using a low-coherence tandem interferometer without knowledge of the sample thickness is proposed. The experimental result of BK7 show an accuracy of 10-5.
Keywords :
light interferometry; light sources; optical dispersion; optical glass; refractive index measurement; superluminescent diodes; BK7 parallel plate; group refractive index dispersion measurement; group velocity dispersion; light sources; low-coherence tandem interferometer; superluminescent diodes; transparent materials; wavelength dispersion; wavelength-dependent optical path differences; Dispersion; Interference; Light sources; Mirrors; Optical interferometry; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Refractive index; Thickness measurement; Ultrafast optics; 120.3180; 120.4530; 120.5710; 160.4760; 260.2030;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627772
