Basics of Interferometry, 2nd Edition

Basics of Interferometry, 2nd Edition

by P. Hariharan
Released October 2006
Publisher(s): Academic Press
ISBN: 9780080465456

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Book description

Optical interferometry is used in communications, medical imaging, astonomy, and structural measurement. With the use of an interferometer engineers and scientists are able to complete surface inspections of micromachined surfaces and semiconductors. Medical technicians are able to give more consise diagnoses with the employ of interferometers in microscopy, spectroscopy, and coherent tomography.

Originating from a one-day course, this material was expanded to serve as an introduction to the topic for engineers and scientists that have little optical knowledge but a need for more in their daily work lives. The need for interferometry knowledge has crossed the boundaries of engineering fields and Dr. Hariharan has written a book that answers the questions that new practitioners to interferometry have and haven't even thought of yet. This new edition includes complete updates of all material with an emphasis on applications. It also has new chapters on white-light microsopy and interference with single photons.

*Outstanding introduction to the world of optical interferometry with summaries at the begining and end of each chapter, several appendices with essential information, and worked numerical problems
*Practical details enrich understanding for readers new to this material
*New chapters on white-light microscopy for medical imaging and interference with single photons(quantum optics)

Table of contents

  1. Front cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright page
  4. Contents (1/2)
  5. Contents (2/2)
  6. Preface to the First Edition
  7. Preface to the Second Edition
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. 1 Introduction
  10. 2 Interference: A Primer
    1. 2.1 Light Waves
    2. 2.2 Intensity in an Interference Pattern
    3. 2.3 Visibility of Interference Fringes
    4. 2.4 Interference with a Point Source
    5. 2.5 Localization of Fringes
    6. 2.6 Summary
    7. 2.7 Problems
    8. Further Reading
  11. 3 Two-Beam Interferometers
    1. 3.1 Wavefront Division
    2. 3.2 Amplitude Division
    3. 3.3 The Rayleigh Interferometer
    4. 3.4 The Michelson Interferometer
    5. 3.5 The Mach-Zehnder Interferometer
    6. 3.6 The Sagnac Interferometer
    7. 3.7 Summary
    8. 3.8 Problems
    9. Further Reading
  12. 4 Source-Size and Spectral Effects
    1. 4.1 Coherence
    2. 4.2 Source-Size Effects
    3. 4.3 Spectral Effects
    4. 4.4 Polarization Effects
    5. 4.5 White-Light Fringes
    6. 4.6 Channeled Spectra
    7. 4.7 Summary
    8. 4.8 Problems
    9. Further Reading
  13. 5 Multiple-Beam Interference
    1. 5.1 Multiple-Beam Fringes by Transmission
    2. 5.2 Multiple-Beam Fringes by Reflection
    3. 5.3 Multiple-Beam Fringes of Equal Thickness
    4. 5.4 Fringes of Equal Chromatic Order (FECO Fringes)
    5. 5.5 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
    6. 5.6 Summary
    7. 5.7 Problems
    8. Further Reading
  14. 6 The Laser as a Light Source
    1. 6.1 Lasers for Interferometry
    2. 6.2 Laser Modes
    3. 6.3 Single-Wavelength Operation of Lasers
    4. 6.4 Polarization of Laser Beams
    5. 6.5 Wavelength Stabilization of Lasers
    6. 6.6 Laser-Beam Expansion
    7. 6.7 Problems with Laser Sources
    8. 6.8 Laser Safety
    9. 6.9 Summary
    10. 6.10 Problems
    11. Further Reading
  15. 7 Photodetectors
    1. 7.1 Photomultipliers
    2. 7.2 Photodiodes
    3. 7.3 Charge-Coupled Detector Arrays
    4. 7.4 Photoconductive Detectors
    5. 7.5 Pyroelectric Detectors
    6. 7.6 Summary
    7. 7.7 Problems
    8. Further Reading
  16. 8 Measurements of Length
    1. 8.1 The Definition of the Metre
    2. 8.2 Length Measurements
    3. 8.3 Measurements of Changes in Length
    4. 8.4 Summary
    5. 8.5 Problems
    6. Further Reading
  17. 9 Optical Testing
    1. 9.1 The Fizeau Interferometer
    2. 9.2 The Twyman-Green Interferometer
    3. 9.3 Analysis of Wavefront Aberrations
    4. 9.4 Laser Unequal-Path Interferometers
    5. 9.5 The Point-Diffraction Interferometer
    6. 9.6 Shearing Interferometers
    7. 9.7 Grazing-Incidence Interferometry
    8. 9.8 Summary
    9. 9.9 Problems
    10. Further Reading
  18. 10 Digital Techniques
    1. 10.1 Digital Fringe Analysis
    2. 10.2 Digital Phase Measurements
    3. 10.3 Testing Aspheric Surfaces
    4. 10.4 Summary
    5. 10.5 Problems
    6. Further Reading
  19. 11 Macro- and Micro-Interferometry
    1. 11.1 Interferometry of Refractive Index Fields
    2. 11.2 The Mach-Zehnder Interferometer
    3. 11.3 Interference Microscopy
    4. 11.4 Multiple-Beam Interferometry
    5. 11.5 Two-Beam Interference Microscopes
    6. 11.6 The Nomarski Interferometer
    7. 11.7 Summary
    8. 11.8 Problems
    9. Further Reading
  20. 12 White-Light Interference Microscopy
    1. 12.1 White-Light Interferometry
    2. 12.2 White-Light Phase-Shifting Microscopy
    3. 12.3 Spectrally Resolved Interferometry
    4. 12.4 Coherence-Probe Microscopy
    5. 12.5 Summary
    6. 12.6 Problems
    7. Further reading
  21. 13 Holographic and Speckle Interferometry
    1. 13.1 Holographic Interferometry
    2. 13.2 Holographic Nondestructive Testing
    3. 13.3 Holographic Strain Analysis
    4. 13.4 Holographic Vibration Analysis
    5. 13.5 Speckle Interferometry
    6. 13.6 Electronic Speckle-Pattern Interferometry
    7. 13.7 Studies of Vibrating Objects
    8. 13.8 Summary
    9. 13.9 Problems
    10. Further Reading
  22. 14 Interferometric Sensors
    1. 14.1 Laser-Doppler Interferometry
    2. 14.2 Measurements of Vibration Amplitudes
    3. 14.3 Fiber Interferometers
    4. 14.4 Rotation Sensing
    5. 14.5 Laser-Feedback Interferometers
    6. 14.6 Gravitational Wave Detectors
    7. 14.7 Optical Signal Processing
    8. 14.8 Summary
    9. 14.9 Problems
    10. Further Reading
  23. 15 Interference Spectroscopy
    1. 15.1 Resolving Power and Etendue
    2. 15.2 The Fabry-Perot Interferometer
    3. 15.3 Interference Filters
    4. 15.4 Birefringent Filters
    5. 15.5 Interference Wavelength Metres
    6. 15.6 Laser Frequency Measurements
    7. 15.7 Summary
    8. 15.8 Problems
    9. Further Reading
  24. 16 Fourier Transform Spectroscopy
    1. 16.1 The Multiplex Advantage
    2. 16.2 Theory
    3. 16.3 Practical Aspects
    4. 16.4 Computation of the Spectrum
    5. 16.5 Applications
    6. 16.6 Summary
    7. 16.7 Problems
    8. Further Reading
  25. 17 Interference with Single Photons
    1. 17.1 Interference-the Quantum Picture
    2. 17.2 Single-Photon States
    3. 17.3 Interference with Single-Photon States
    4. 17.4 Interference with Independent Sources
    5. 17.5 Fourth-Order Interference
    6. 17.6 Summary
    7. 17.7 Problems
    8. Further Reading
  26. 18 Building an Interferometer
    1. Further Reading
  27. A Monochromatic Light Waves
    1. A.1 Complex Representation
    2. A.2 Optical Intensity
  28. B Phase Shifts on Reflection
  29. C Diffraction
    1. C.1 Diffraction Gratings
  30. D Polarized Light
    1. D.1 Production of Polarized Light
    2. D.2 Quarter-Wave and Half-Wave Plates
    3. D.3 The Jones Calculus
    4. D.4 The Poincaré Sphere
  31. E The Pancharatnam Phase
    1. E.1 The Pancharatnam Phase
    2. E.2 Achromatic Phase Shifters
    3. E.3 Switchable Achromatic Phase Shifters
  32. F The Twyman-Green Interferometer: Initial Adjustment
  33. G The Mach-Zehnder Interferometer: Initial Adjustment
  34. H Fourier Transforms and Correlation
    1. H.1 Fourier Transforms
    2. H.2 Correlation
  35. I Coherence
    1. I.1 Quasi-Monochromatic Light
    2. I.2 The Mutual Coherence Function
    3. I.3 Complex Degree of Coherence
    4. I.4 Visibility of the Interference Fringes
    5. I.5 Spatial Coherence
    6. I.6 Temporal Coherence
    7. I.7 Coherence Length
  36. J Heterodyne Interferometry
  37. K Laser Frequency Shifting
  38. L Evaluation of Shearing Interferograms
    1. L.1 Lateral Shearing Interferometers
    2. L.2 Radial Shearing Interferometers
  39. M Phase-Shifting Interferometry
    1. M.1 Error-Correcting Algorithms
  40. N Holographic Imaging
    1. N.1 Hologram Recording
    2. N.2 Image Reconstruction
  41. O Laser Speckle
  42. P Laser Frequency Modulation
  43. Index (1/2)
  44. Index (2/2)

Product information

  • Title: Basics of Interferometry, 2nd Edition
  • Author(s): P. Hariharan
  • Release date: October 2006
  • Publisher(s): Academic Press
  • ISBN: 9780080465456