Novel white-light interferometer using an electronically scanned Mach-Zehnder interferometer

Raymond H. Marshall, Yanong N. Ning, X. Q. Jiang, Andrew W. Palmer, B. T. Meggitt, Kenneth T. Grattan

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Abstract

A theoretical analysis and experimental evaluation of a novel Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI), used as a recovery interferometer in an electronically-scanned white-light interferometer is reported. This modified version of a MZI has the advantages of being very simple and compact, with high stability and does not introduce any spatial `misoverlapping' of the beams. In addition, since only one beamsplitter is employed in the interferometer (instead of the usual two used in a conventional MZI), the system is relatively easy to implement and at low cost. Furthermore, this configuration can be simply set to cover a wide range of optical path difference values by simply changing the angle and position of one of the mirrors. This gives the interferometer the advantage of being easily adapted for a range of different measurement applications.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSelf-Calibrated Intelligent Optical Sensors and Systems
EditorsAnbo Wang
PublisherSPIE
Pages159-167
Number of pages9
Volume2594
ISBN (Print)0819419583, 9780819419583
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 3 Jan 1996
Externally publishedYes
EventPhotonics East '95 - Philadelphia, United States
Duration: 22 Oct 199526 Oct 1995

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
PublisherSPIE
Volume2594
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferencePhotonics East '95
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPhiladelphia
Period22/10/9526/10/95

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