LIQUID-CRYSTAL POINT-DIFFRACTION INTERFEROMETER

被引:54
作者
MERCER, CR [1 ]
CREATH, K [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ARIZONA,TUCSON,AZ 85721
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D O I
10.1364/OL.19.000916
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A new point-diffraction interferometer has been developed with a liquid-crystal filter that permits arbitrary phase shifts to be introduced between the object and reference beams. A microsphere embedded within the liquid-crystal layer provides a locally generated reference beam. We phase shift the object beam by varying a voltage across the liquid crystals, thereby altering the refractive index of the birefringent nematic liquid crystals.
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页码:916 / 918
页数:3
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