Mach-Zehnder Interferometer
Abstract
Interferometry is an important technology for optical metrology. It is widely used for the measurements of e.g. surface profile, defects, mechanical and thermal distortion with high precision. As a typical example, a Mach-Zehnder interferometer with coherent laser source is build up in VirtualLab Fusion, with the help of non-sequential field tracing. It is demonstrated that how the tilt and shift of an optical elements may affect the interference fringe pattern.
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Fizeau Interferometer for Optical Testing
A Fizeau interferometer is set up with the help of non-sequential field tracing technology, and the interference fringes from several different test surfaces are shown.
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