Accuracy analysis of parallel plate interferometer for angular displacement measurement |
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Authors: | Defeng Zheng Xiangzhao Wang Zhongliang Li |
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Affiliation: | aInformation Optics Laboratory, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China;bGraduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China |
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Abstract: | The measurement accuracy of a parallel-plate interferometer for angular displacement measurement is analyzed. The measurement accuracy of angular displacement is not only related to the accuracy of phase extraction, but also related to initial incident angle, refraction index and thickness of plane-parallel plate as well as wavelength's stability of laser diode, etc. Theoretical analysis and computer simulation show that the measurement error of the angular displacement bears a minimum value when choosing an optimal initial incident angle in a large range. These analytical results serve as a guide in practical measurement. In this interferometer, reducing the refraction index or increasing the thickness of the parallel plate can improve the measurement accuracy; and the relative error of the phase measurement is 3.0×10−4 corresponding to 1 °C temperature variation. Based on these theoretical and experimental results, the measurement accuracy of the parallel-plate interferometer is up to an order of 10−8 rad. |
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Keywords: | Accuracy analysis Interferometer Plane-parallel plate |
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