Mach-Zehnder Interferometer with Laterally-Varying Beam Splitter Cube
Abstract
We simulate a Mach-Zehnder interferometer using a beam splitter with independently adjustable inner and outer regions. A lens in one arm produces interference pattern, while diffraction from the edges of the beam-splitter regions influence these effects. By varying the reflectivity, the resulting interference pattern changes according to the configuration.
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