Title :
Low-coherence tandem interferometer for measurement of group refractive index without knowledge of thickness
Author :
Hirai, Akiko ; Matsumoto, Hirokazu
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol., Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
A low-coherence interferometric technique is proposed for the measurement of the group refractive index. A tandem interferometer compensates for asymmetrical distortions of interferograms due to dispersion and enables the measurements without knowledge of the thickness of the sample.
Keywords :
light coherence; light interference; light interferometers; light interferometry; refractive index; refractive index measurement; asymmetrical distortions; dispersion; group refractive index measurement; interferograms; low-coherence interferometric technique; tandem interferometer; Biomedical optical imaging; Distortion measurement; Optical distortion; Optical interferometry; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optimized production technology; Refractive index; Thickness measurement; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2003. The 5th Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7766-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2003.1277183
