Heterodyne interferometric measurement of the temperature coefficient of birefringence of quartz retardation plates

Sergio De Nicola; Giuseppe Carbonara; Andrea Finizio; Giovanni Pierattini

doi:10.1117/12.183140

10 August 1994 Heterodyne interferometric measurement of the temperature coefficient of birefringence of quartz retardation plates

Sergio De Nicola, Giuseppe Carbonara, Andrea Finizio, Giovanni Pierattini

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Proceedings Volume 2097, Laser Applications; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.183140
Event: Laser Optics, 1993, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Abstract

We present and discuss a technique to measure concurrently the temperature dependence of quartz refractive indices in the thermal range 25 degree(s)C - 300 degree(s)C. The magnitude of both indices is found to decrease slightly with increasing temperature in the thermal range considered.

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Sergio De Nicola, Giuseppe Carbonara, Andrea Finizio, and Giovanni Pierattini "Heterodyne interferometric measurement of the temperature coefficient of birefringence of quartz retardation plates", Proc. SPIE 2097, Laser Applications, (10 August 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.183140

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