Method for measuring the refractive index distribution of a GRIN lens with heterodyne interferometry

H. C. Hsieh; Y. L. Chen; W. T. Wu; D. C. Su

doi:10.1117/12.827319

17 June 2009 Method for measuring the refractive index distribution of a GRIN lens with heterodyne interferometry

H. C. Hsieh, Y. L. Chen, W. T. Wu, D. C. Su

Proceedings Volume 7390, Modeling Aspects in Optical Metrology II; 73900G (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.827319
Event: SPIE Europe Optical Metrology, 2009, Munich, Germany

Abstract

Based on the Fresnel's equations and the heterodyne interferometry, an alternative method for measuring the refractive index distribution of a GRIN lens is presented. A light coming from the heterodyne light source passes through a quarterwave plate and is incident on the tested GRIN lens. The reflected light passes through an analyzer and an imaging lens; finally it enters a CMOS camera. The interference signals produced by the components of the s- and the p-polarizations are recorded and they are sent to a personal computer to be analyzed. In order to measure the absolute phases of the interference signals accurately, a special condition is chosen. Then, the interference signals become a group of periodic sinusoidal segments, and each segment has an initial phase ψ with the information of the refractive index. Consequently, the estimated data of ψ are substituted into the special equations derived from Fresnel's equations, and the refractive index distribution of the GRIN lens can be obtained. Because of its common-path optical configuration, this method has both merits of the common-path interferometry and the heterodyne interferometry. In addition, the phase can be measured without reference signals.

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H. C. Hsieh, Y. L. Chen, W. T. Wu, and D. C. Su "Method for measuring the refractive index distribution of a GRIN lens with heterodyne interferometry", Proc. SPIE 7390, Modeling Aspects in Optical Metrology II, 73900G (17 June 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.827319

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