Double-grating interferometer with a one-to-one correspondence with a Michelson interferometer

We describe a double-grating interferometer that has a one-to-one correspondence with a Michelson interferometer. The half spatial periods of the gratings are equivalent to the wavelengths of the interferometer. The widths of the interference fringes can be changed easily. The intensity distribution of the interference pattern is independent of the wavelength of the light source used. The surface profile of an object can be measured because two interference beams can coincide precisely on the image plane of the object. The measuring range is much larger than that of a Michelson interferometer.     

A displacement measurement system, utilizing a Wollaston interferometer

A dual interferometric displacement measurement system is presented where a Wollaston prism interferometer is employed in conjunction with a normal Michelson interferometer. The system operates without the use of external polarizers, apart from those associated with the Wollaston prism interferometer itself. It is shown that an optical path difference induced in the Michelson interferometer can be detected using the Wollaston prism in a normal interferometer arrangement. Further, the interference pattern produced by the Wollaston prism interferometer changes in a measurable, linear fashion as the optical path difference from the Michelson interferometer alters. A simple theoretical analysis of the system is presented and used to derive a computer model of the optical arrangement. Results from an experimental implementation of the system, using a Wollaston prism with a beam separation of 0.5 degrees and a superluminescent diode, of wavelength 825 nm, as a light source, are included and compared to the results from the computer model.     

Ultimate sensitivity of a reflection interferometer with a noninverted instrumental function

Properties of a multiple-beam interferometer with a transmission-like pattern of the fringes in reflected light are considered. A specific feature of this interferometer (a transmission-like reflection interferometer, or TRI) is an asymmetric one-sided mirror with a multilayer dielectric coating and a thin absorbing film. Characteristics of the mirrors and the interferometer as a whole are calculated as functions of the number of dielectric layers. In the calculations, the losses inside the dielectric coating, which are assumed to be concentrated in the vicinity of the layer boundaries, are taken into account. It is shown that a TRI, in terms of its sensitivity, does not differ substantially from conventional multiple-beam interferometers for the same level of technology of the dielectric coatings. The TRI version under consideration demonstrates mode self-filtration, due to which it reflects only the fraction of the incident light corresponding to the resonance of the interferometer. This allows one, in principle, to eliminate special mode cleaners and to significantly simplify the entire optical arrangement.     

Analysis of a moderate resolution Fourier transform imaging spectrometer

A moderate resolution Fourier transform imaging spectrometer based on a modified Michelson interferometer is presented. The moving part of the interferometer is a moving wedged prism (MWP) instead of a moving mirror. The principle of the interferometer is described and the optical path difference as a function of the displacement of the MWP is calculated. Theoretical calculation and analysis are presented for the two moveable directions (hypotenuse and right angle side) of the MWP. The modified Michelson interferometer is not so sensitive to the non-uniform variation of moving speed and the environmental vibrations compared with the conventional Michelson interferometer. It is compact and has a large numerical aperture. The interferometer facilitated by CCD camera and the accompanying digital hardware and software are becoming the imaging spectrometer with moderate resolution is applicable in ultraviolet-infrared region.     

Stabilization of interferometric response using a polarization scrambler

This paper shows, theoretically and experimentally, how a polarization scrambler increases the response stability of a fiber Mach–Zehnder interferometer. We have studied the situation when the scrambler is placed in one of the interferometer branches and also when it is placed at the interferometer input. The measurements carried out using a scrambler based on the Faraday effect, agree with the simulation results.     

Construction and operation of a simple electronic speckle pattern interferometer and its use in measuring microscopic deformations

The construction and operation of a simple electronic speckle pattern interferometer (ESPI) is described. The underlying theory behind the operation of the interferometer, which is sensitive to out-of-plane displacements, is given. The interferometer uses a commercial digital still camera for image acquisition and a personal computer for image storage and analysis. The interferometer was used to measure microscopic deformations of a steel plate caused by small loads. The results were found to be in good agreement with the predictions of the elastic theory. Various possible applications of the interferometer are mentioned.     

Collimation testing of a CO2 laser beam with a shearing interferometer

A shearing interferometer based on a Michelson interferometer is proposed for collimation testing of a CO₂ laser beam. The shear and tilt between the interfering wavefronts is obtained by replacing one or both mirrors of the Michelson interferometer with double mirrors arranged to act as 90 ° or near 90 ° prisms in retroreflecting mode. Detailed analysis for two experimental configurations of this system are presented.     

Compulsorily Phase Locked Interferometer Using Orthogonally Polarized Light Source of a Modulated LD with High Extinction Ratio

This paper describes a compulsorily phase locked differential interferometer using an orthogonally polarized light source of a modulated LD with high extinction ratio to reduce non-linearity of the interferometer caused by polarization cross-talk. The current modulated LD is used as a light source to make the interferometer compact and for the scanning phase of the interferometer. The interferometer is operated compulsorily at the maximum inclination point of the fringe intensity curve by fringe scanning and an electric system. A Wollaston prism of high extinction ratio (50 dB) is used to combine the polarizing beams and to make the polarization cross-talk very small. In one light source the polarized output beams are on the same propagation axis; in the other they have a small crossing angle (2.5 mrad ∼ 10 mrad) to completely exclude non-linearity of the interferometer causded by polarization cross-talk. Using jets of a gas mixture of nitrogen and ethylene, this interferometer was demonstrated to be useful in detecting the photothermal effect of a photothermal velocimeter under phase fluctuation in a turbulent flow.     

Interferometric studies of a piano soundboard

Electronic speckle pattern interferometry has been used to study the deflection shapes of a piano soundboard. A design for an interferometer that can image such an unstable object is introduced, and interferograms of a piano soundboard obtained using this interferometer are presented. Deflection shapes are analyzed and compared to a finite-element model, and it is shown that the force the strings exert on the soundboard is important in determining the mode shapes and resonant frequencies. Measurements of resonance frequencies and driving-point impedance made using the interferometer are also presented.     

克服光纤Mach-Zehnder干涉仪信号衰落的新方法及分析

为了克服光纤Mach-Zehnder干涉仪易受环境因素影响而引起偏置相位漂移从而导致输出信号衰落(波动)的问题,提出一种新的简单方法,即:将干涉仪输出信号分为直流和交流两个分量,通过直流分量的大小来计算交流信号的补偿因子,以达到克服交流信号衰落、稳定检测传感信号的目的在小信号测量情况下,该方法在很大范围内能有效抑制随机温度涨落等因素引起的信号衰落的问题文中对补偿方法的误差和局限性也做了分析和讨论.     

Analysis of a Young–Michelson tandem interferometer

In a Young–Michelson tandem interferometer a Michelson interferometer is illuminated through a pair of Young slits. The pattern produced by this set-up is analyzed theoretically. The consequences of small misalignments and uncompensated arms in the Michelson interferometer are studied. The effects of the spatial and temporal partial coherence of the source are also explored. Experimental results using a laser source are shown to be in good agreement with the predicted theoretical calculations.     

Surface-profile measurement by means of a polarization Sagnac interferometer with parallel optical feedback

We describe a novel feedback interferometer for real-time, unambiguous measurement of surface profiles that consists of a polarization Sagnac interferometer and an optically addressed phase-only spatial light modulator. In this system the output intensity from the Sagnac interferometer is optically fed back to the phase modulator placed in one arm of the interferometer, which produces a sawtooth fringe intensity profile (instead of the conventional cosinusoidal one) that is directly and unambiguously related to the surface profile. Preliminary experimental results demonstrate the feasibility of applying this system to surface-profile measurement.     

Wavelength shift determination using a dual-path heterodyne Mach-Zehnder interferometer

This paper introduces a dual-path heterodyne Mach-Zehnder interferometer adopted for wavelength shift determinations. In this interferometer, two parallel incident beams are separated into two interference pairs which are then recombined to generate two interference signals. A parallel plate is placed on the path of one wave of an interference pair, so the phase difference of the interference signals is a function of the plate and beam wavelength, and the interferometer is thus able to determine the wavelength shift of the incident beam. A setup constructed to realize the proposed interferometer is described, it shows that the interferometer has a resolution up to 1.1 × 10⁻¹⁰ (λ²/nm), and the experimental results of applying this setup not only agree the validity of the interferometer but also indicate that the interferometer has a stability of 6.5 × 10⁻¹⁰ (λ²/nm).     

Grating interferometer with a 200 mm working field

A grating interferometer is described, with a 200 mm working field, assembled on the base of a shadow device. Results are presented for the testing of the interferometer in ballistic experiments.     

Experimental demonstration of a simple method to engineer a single qutrit state with biphotons

A simple method to engineer qutrit state with biphotons is realized. The method is based on Hong–Ou–Mandel interferometer and it is insensitive to disturbance comparing to Mach–Zehnder interferometer in principle. Moreover, a tomography procedure is employed to reconstruct the output states.     

Use of liquid-crystal-clad fiber as a modal filter for a two-mode fiber-optic interferometer

A novel two-mode fiber-optic interferometer employing a liquid-crystal-clad fiber as a modal filter is proposed. The liquid-crystal-clad fiber can guide one of the second-order modes, TE01, and leak out the other TM01 and HE21 modes. Thus two spatial modes, fundamental mode HE11 and second-order mode TE01 serve as the two arms of the interferometer to detect an external perturbation. The experimental results obtained when this interferometer was used to sense temperatures ranging from 20 to 100 degrees C are demonstrated.     

半导体激光微小振动实时干涉测量仪

设计了一种半导体激光干涉测量仪,可以实时测量物体的微小振动。通过信号处理电路对干涉信号进行分析,得到实际振动的振幅和频率。给出了具体的理论分析,实验结果验证了该干涉仪的实用性。     

Movement measurement with a grating interferometer using sinusoidal phase-modulation

Movements of a surface profile are measured with a two-grating interferometer using sinusoidal phase-modulation. Since sinusoidal phase-modulating (SPM) interferometry can record a phase change due to the movement of an object in the interference signal, the SPM interferometer is suitable for measuring the movement of the object. Some experiments show that the two-grating interferometer can measure a sinusoidal vibration with amplitude of several tens of microns and a step movement with a magnitude of several microns.     

一种弹性盘光纤加速度传感器的探讨

本文介绍了一种采用Ｍａｃｈ－Ｚｅｎｄｅｒ干涉仪结构的中心固支弹性盘光纤加速度传感器。该传感器利用弹性盘的变形引起光纤长度的变化，进而引起位相的变化，通过干涉仪感测出。文中分析了两种结构，并加以实现与对比。     

Differential-phase-shift quantum key distribution experiment with a planar light-wave circuit Mach-Zehnder interferometer

A differential-phase-shift quantum key distribution experiment was carried out with a planar light-wave circuit (PLC) Mach-Zehnder interferometer. This scheme has two advantages: it requires no polarization control and has a high repetition frequency, provided that a stable interferometer is available. Stable polarization-insensitive operation was achieved with an interferometer fabricated by PLC technology. Raw key creation at a rate of 3076 bits/s with a 5.0% quantum bit-error rate was achieved over 20 km of fiber. The stability of the PLC interferometer was examined.