CHAPTER 21 INTERFEROMETERS UGent（21章UGent干涉仪）.pdf

CHAPTER 21 INTERFEROMETERS P. Hariharan Di ision of Applied Physics CSIRO Sydney , Australia 21.1 GLOSSARY A area C ratio of peaks to valleys d thickness F finesse FSR free spectral range I intensity Ji ( ) Bessel function L fiber length m integer N number of fringes p optical path dif ference R reflectance r radius T transmittance s synthetic wavelength θ angle frequency phase 21.2 INTRODUCTION Optical interferometers have made feasible a variety of precision measurements using the interference phenomena produced by light waves .1,2 After a brief survey of the basic types of interferometers , this article will describe some of the interferometers that can be used 21.1 21.2 OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS for such applications as measurements of lengths and small changes in length ; optical testing ; studies of surface structure ; measurements of the pressure and temperature distribution in gas flows and plasmas ; measu