Chapter 11. Optical Interferometry Chapter 11. Optical Interferometry
Last Lecture
• Two- Beam Interference
• Young’s Double Slit Experiment
• Virtual Sources
• Newton’s Rings
This Lecture
• Michelson Interferometer
• Variations of the Michelson Interferometer
• Multiple - beam interference
• Fabri- Perot interferometer
The Michelson Interferometer
The Michelson Interferometer
The Michelson Interferometer The Michelson Interferometer
Hecht, Optics, Chapter 9.
The Michelson Interferometer The Michelson Interferometer
Consider the virtual images Q’1 and Q’2 of the point Q in the source plane. The optical path difference for the two virtual image points is
Assuming that the beamsplitter is 50%
reflecting, 50% transmitting, the interference pattern is
The Michelson Interferometer The Michelson Interferometer
For the bright fringes
For the dark fringes
If δr = π as is usually the case because the beam 2 from M2 undergoes an external reflection at the beamsplitter, then Δr = λ/2 and
Bright fringe : Dark fringe :
Separation of the fringes is sensitive to the optical path difference d.
Near the center of the pattern (cosθ ~ 1), as d varies,
The Michelson Interferometer The Michelson Interferometer
Hecht, Optics, Chapter 9.
m = mmax at the center, since θ = 0
The Michelson Interferometer The Michelson Interferometer
Assume that the spacing d is such that a dark fringe is formed at the center
For the neighboring fringes the order m is lower
Define another integer p to invert the fringe ordering
m = mmax : p = 0 m = mmax – 1 : p = 1
Variations of the Michelson Interferometer Variations of the Michelson Interferometer
Twyman-Green Interferometer
Twyman-Green Interferometer Twyman-Green Interferometer
Guenther, Modern Optics
Mach-Zehnder Interferometer
Mach-Zehnder Interferometer
Laser
CCD mirror
PZT mirror Spatial filtering
& collimation
Beam splitter
2f 2f
Imaging lens
monitor
Test sample
Mach-Zehnder Interferometer
Mach-Zehnder Interferometer
렌즈 표면의 변화(동영상)
Ac 0V 0V -> 40V 40V -> 0V
Stokes Relations Stokes Relations
Ei is the amplitude of the incident light.
The amplitudes of the reflected and transmitted beams are given by
From the principle of reversibility
Stokes relations
r = eiπ r’
Multiple-Beam Interference in a Parallel Plate
Multiple-Beam Interference in a Parallel Plate
Find the superposition of the reflected beams from the top of the plate.
The phase difference between neighboring beams is
Given that the incident wave is
Δ
δ = k Δ = 2 n
ft cos θ
tMultiple-Beam Interference in a Parallel Plate
Multiple-Beam Interference in a Parallel Plate
The reflected amplitude resulting from the superposition of the reflected beams from the top of the plate is given by
Define
Therefore
Multiple-Beam Interference in a Parallel Plate
Multiple-Beam Interference in a Parallel Plate
The Stokes relations can now be used to simplify the expression
Multiple-Beam Interference in a Parallel Plate
Multiple-Beam Interference in a Parallel Plate
The reflection irradiance is given by
Multiple-Beam Interference in a Parallel Plate
Multiple-Beam Interference in a Parallel Plate
Multiple-Beam Interference in a Parallel Plate Multiple-Beam Interference in a Parallel Plate
The transmitted irradiance is given by
Multiple-Beam Interference in a Parallel Plate Multiple-Beam Interference in a Parallel Plate
Minima in transmitted irradiance and maxima in reflected irradiance occur when Minima in reflected irradiance and maxima in transmitted irradiance occur when
The Fabry-Perot Interferometer:
High-Resolution Air-Spaced The Fabry-Perot Interferometer:
High-Resolution Air-Spaced
Inner surfaces polished to flatness of λ/50 or better, coated with silver or aluminum films with thickness of about 50 nm. The metal films are partially transmitting. The outer surfaces of the plates are wedged to eliminate
spurious fringe patterns.
The Fabry-Perot Interferometer The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
The transmitted irradiance is given by
Maxima in transmitted irradiance occur when
For the air space nf = 1, and the condition for maximum transmission is
The Fabry-Perot Interferometer:
High-Resolution Air-Spaced The Fabry-Perot Interferometer:
High-Resolution Air-Spaced
The fringe pattern will shift as the wavelength of the light is scanned or as the thickness of the air gap is
varied.
The Fabry-Perot Solid Etalon The Fabry-Perot Solid Etalon
For analysis of laser spectra, we typically use
solid etalons. The solid etalon is a piece of glass or fused silica. The two faces are flat and parallel to each other to λ/10 or better. Each face has a multi- layer dielectric coating that is highly reflective at a given wavelength.
The Fabry-Perot Interferometer:
Fringe profiles – The Airy function The Fabry-Perot Interferometer:
Fringe profiles – The Airy function
The transmitted irradiance for Fabry-Perot interferometer or etalon is given by
Use the trigonometric identity,
We obtain the transmittance T, the Airy function,
: coefficient of finesse
The Fabry-Perot Interferometer:
Fringe profiles – The Airy function The Fabry-Perot Interferometer:
Fringe profiles – The Airy function
The coefficient of finesse characterizes the resolution of the Fabry-Perot device
The fringe contrast is given by
As F increases (due to increasing r) the fringe contrast increases,
the transmittance minimum goes closer to 0, And the fringe thickness decreases.
r = 0.2
r = 0.5
r = 0.9
The F-P Interferometer: Resolving Power The F-P Interferometer: Resolving Power
The resolving power of the Fabry-Perot device is directly related to the full-width-at-half-maximum (FWHM)
The minimum resolvable phase difference between lines with different wavelengths is
δc
Δδ = 2δc
Resolving Power Resolving Power
The phase difference for particular angle θt for two different wavelengths is given by
For small wavelength intervals, λ1 − λ2 = Δλ
Since we are at a fringe maximum,
Resolving Power Resolving Power
The resolving power is defined as
The fringe number m is given by
To maximize the resolving power we need to look near the center of the pattern, cosθt ~ 1, the plate spacing t should be as large as possible
and the coefficient of finesse should be as large as possible
Free Spectral Range Free Spectral Range
Consider two wavelengths λ1 and λ2 such that the mth order of λ2 coincides with the (m+1) order of λ1.
The free spectral range is when
Near the center of the fringe pattern,
In terms of frequency ν ,
To avoid overlapping fringes, it is necessary that
The Fabry-Perot Interferometer:
The Finesse
The Fabry-Perot Interferometer:
The Finesse
The resolving power is proportional to the order m,
while the free spectral range is inversely proportional to the order m.
The finesse is the ratio of the fringe separation to the fringe FWHM
/ 2 4
2 2
2 / 1
F F
π π
δ
π = =
≡
Figure of merit for F-P interferometer