Spectral-domain tandem interferometry to measure the group dispersion of optical samples

Optics and Lasers in Engineering

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 173-179

  Chlebus, R ^a   Hlubina, P ^a   Ciprian, D ^a  

^a VSB TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF OSTRAVA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Dispersion; Group refractive index; Michelson and Mach Zehnder interferometer; Quartz crystal; Spectral interferometry; Tandem configuration

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION (WAVES); INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS; INTERFEROMETRY; LIGHT REFRACTION; MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETERS; MICHELSON INTERFEROMETERS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OXIDE MINERALS; POWDERS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; QUARTZ; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS;

GROUP REFRACTIVE INDEX; MICHELSON AND MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETER; QUARTZ CRYSTAL; SPECTRAL INTERFEROMETRY; TANDEM CONFIGURATION;

INTERFEROMETERS;

EID: 56549116788     PISSN: 01438166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlaseng.2008.06.013     Document Type: Article

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