• DocumentCode
    3465585
  • Title

    Absolute refractometry using helium

  • Author

    Badr, T. ; Azouigui, S. ; Wallerand, J.P. ; Juncar, P.

  • Author_Institution
    Lab. Commun de Metrol., CNAM, La Plaine, France
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    13-18 June 2010
  • Firstpage
    506
  • Lastpage
    507
  • Abstract
    This paper describes our project of an optical refractometer. The targeted accuracy for air index measurement is below 10-8. It is based on an optical resonator whose mechanical distortion as a function of pressure will be calibrated using helium gas.
  • Keywords
    air; calibration; helium; light refraction; optical resonators; refractive index measurement; He; absolute refractometry; air index measurement; mechanical distortion; optical refractometer; optical resonator; Calibration; Distortion measurement; Electromagnetic refraction; Helium; Optical distortion; Optical refraction; Optical resonators; Refractive index; Temperature sensors; Uncertainty;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Precision Electromagnetic Measurements (CPEM), 2010 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Daejeon
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-6795-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CPEM.2010.5543634
  • Filename
    5543634