Dual-prism interferometer for collimation testing
Applied Optics, Vol. 48, Issue 2, pp. 397-400 (2009)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.48.000397
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Abstract
An air-wedge lateral-shear interferometer using two prisms is presented. With a variable shear, the interferometer is suitable for testing collimation of a wide range of beam sizes down to a few millimeters in diameter. No antireflection coatings are necessary. Collimation for a light source with short coherent length is also demonstrated.
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OCIS Codes
(120.1680) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Collimation
(120.3180) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Interferometry
(120.3940) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Metrology
ToC Category:
Instrumentation, Measurement, and Metrology
History
Original Manuscript: October 15, 2008
Revised Manuscript: December 18, 2008
Manuscript Accepted: December 19, 2008
Published: January 8, 2009
Citation
King Ung Hii and Kuan Hiang Kwek, "Dual-prism interferometer for collimation testing," Appl. Opt. 48, 397-400 (2009)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-48-2-397
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