Next-Generation Kösters Interferometer

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5190, Issue , 2003, Pages 14-23

  Decker, Jennifer E ^a   Schödel, René ^b   Bönsch, Gerhard ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Absolute length measurement; Gage block; Gauge block; Interferometer; Interferometry; Measurement; Phase stepping; Refractive index of air; Refractometer

Indexed keywords

GAGE BLOCKS; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; PRISMS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; THERMOCOUPLES; THERMOMETERS;

ABSOLUTE LENGTH MEASUREMENT; LONG GAUGE BLOCK CALIBRATION; PHASE STEPPING;

INTERFEROMETERS;

EID: 2342447985     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.503565     Document Type: Conference Paper

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