Polarizing phase shifting interferometry of total internal reflection light for measurement of refractive index and its spatial variation in liquid samples

Tania Das; Kallol Bhattacharya

doi:10.1117/1.OE.55.7.077102

19 July 2016 Polarizing phase shifting interferometry of total internal reflection light for measurement of refractive index and its spatial variation in liquid samples

Tania Das, Kallol Bhattacharya

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 55, Issue 7, 077102 (July 2016). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.55.7.077102

Abstract

It is well known that the phase change in total internal reflection (TIR) is a function of the refractive indices of the pair of media involved. The spatial phase variations in a totally internally reflected beam are accurately measured using a Mach Zehnder interferometer employing polarization phase shifting technique. The evaluated phase change is then related to the refractive index variations of the rarer medium. One of the salient features of the proposed technique is that, unlike most interferometric methods where the measured phase is a function of the sample thickness, TIR phase is independent of the sample thickness as long as the evanescent wave field is fully confined within the sample. The theory of the technique is discussed and experimental results showing the three-dimensional profiles of the measured refractive indices and its spatial variations are presented.

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Tania Das and Kallol Bhattacharya "Polarizing phase shifting interferometry of total internal reflection light for measurement of refractive index and its spatial variation in liquid samples," Optical Engineering 55(7), 077102 (19 July 2016). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.55.7.077102

Published: 19 July 2016

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