Fizeau interferometry using angled end-face optical fiber source

경사 단면 광섬유 광원을 이용한 피조 간섭계

  • 김학용 (한국과학기술원 기계공학과) ;
  • 김병창 (한국과학기술원 기계공학과) ;
  • 김승우 (한국과학기술원 기계공학과)
  • Published : 2001.08.01

Abstract

A Fizeau interferometer without beam splitter was constructed. Single-mode optical fiber was used as a spherical wave source and the face of fiber end was polished and coated to be a reflecting surface. The reflecting surface was angled so that interference fringe could be detected by CCD camera. Beam splitter in front of a spherical wave source could distort the wave front and that was one of the component error sources. With the proposed configuration there was no need to place beam splitter in the system. Improvement of phase measuring accuracy was evaluated quantitatively by comparing the result of this setup with that of a conventional Fizeau interferometer. Wave front of the angled end-face optical fiber source was also measured to verify its sphericity by PS/PDI (Phase Shifting/Point Diffraction Interferometer). The principle of this technique was presented and the experimental results and its applications were discussed. ussed.

피조 간섭계의 측정 정밀도를 향상시키기 위해서 광 분할기를 제거한 형태의 피조 간섭계를 구현했다. 단일 모드 광섬유를 구면파 광원으로 사용했고 끝 단을 반사면으로 만들기 위해서 경면 가공했다. 반사면은 적당한 각도로 경사지게 가공되어 있는데 이것은 간섭무늬의 CCD관찰을 용이하게 한다. 경사 단면 광섬유 광원을 이용한 피조 간섭계는 기존의 피조 간섭계에서 구면파를 왜곡시키는 광 분할기를 제거함으로써 측정 정밀도를 향상시킬 수 있었다 또한 동일한 시편의 측정결과를 비교함으로써 기존의 피조 간섭계로부터 개선된 정밀도를 정량적으로 구할 수 있었다. 그리고 경사 단면 광섬유 광원의 구면파정도를 알아보기 위해서 PS/PDI(Phase Shifting/Point Diffraction Interferometer)를 구현함으로써 광원의 구면파 정도를 실험적으로 검증했다.

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