Measuring the Refractive Index of Thin Liquid Films with a Spectrometer
Applied Optics, Vol. 40, Issue 28, pp. 5111-5113 (2001)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.40.005111
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Abstract
We discuss the manufacture and use of a prism pair to measure the refractive index of thin liquid films with a spectrometer. The method requires only a drop of liquid and is accurate to ~2 × 10−4.
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OCIS Codes
(120.0120) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology
(120.3930) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Metrological instrumentation
(120.4640) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Optical instruments
(120.6200) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Spectrometers and spectroscopic instrumentation
Citation
Vincenzo Greco, Lois Hoffer, and Giuseppe Molesini, "Measuring the Refractive Index of Thin Liquid Films with a Spectrometer," Appl. Opt. 40, 5111-5113 (2001)
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