Interferometer based on total internal reflection

An interferometer is investigated in which the interacting beams undergo total internal reflection from a boundary surface with a variable relative refractive index. The high sensitivity of the change in the interference pattern with respect to small changes in the refractive index in the vicinity o...

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Published inApplied optics (2004) Vol. 34; no. 16; p. 2848
Main Authors Sainov, S, Sainov, V, Stoilov, G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.1995
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Summary:An interferometer is investigated in which the interacting beams undergo total internal reflection from a boundary surface with a variable relative refractive index. The high sensitivity of the change in the interference pattern with respect to small changes in the refractive index in the vicinity of the critical angle is theoretically proved and experimentally confirmed.
ISSN:1559-128X
2155-3165
DOI:10.1364/AO.34.002848