OPTICAL FRINGE SUBDIVISION WITH NANOMETRIC ACCURACY

被引:101
作者
BIRCH, KP
机构
[1] National Physical Laboratory, Teddington
来源
PRECISION ENGINEERING-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PRECISION ENGINEERING | 1990年 / 12卷 / 04期
关键词
calibration; fringe counting; fringes; nanometric accuracy;
D O I
10.1016/0141-6359(90)90060-C
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
Reliable bidirectional optical fringe counting is normally obtained by using two signals derived from the optical outputs of an interferometer varying sinusoidally with path difference and in phase-quadrature. This paper describes a calibration technique that uses these signals to achieve nanometric uncertainties in path length determinations. It discusses some of the limitations to achieving this uncertainty and describes a simple experimental technique for verifying the accuracy of fringe subdivision. © 1990.
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页码:195 / 198
页数:4
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Birch, The Precise Determination of Refractometric Parameters for Atmospheric Gases, Ph D Thesis, (1988)
[3]  
Downs, Birch, Bidirectional Fringe Counting Interference Refractometer, Precision Engineering, 5, (1983)