COLLIMATION TESTING OF A CO2-LASER BEAM WITH A SHEARING INTERFEROMETER

Authors
CHEN JH KOTHIYAL MP TIZIANI HJ
Citation
Jh. Chen et al., COLLIMATION TESTING OF A CO2-LASER BEAM WITH A SHEARING INTERFEROMETER, Optics and Laser Technology, 28(3), 1996, pp. 179-181
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Optics,"Physics, Applied
Journal title
Optics and Laser Technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00303992
Volume
28
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
179 - 181
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-3992(1996)28:3<179:CTOACB>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
A shearing interferometer based on a Michelson inteferometer is propos ed for collimation testing of a CO2 laser beam. The shear and tilt bet ween the interfering wavefronts is obtained by replacing one or both m irrors of the Michelson interferometer with double mirrors arranged to act as 90 degrees or near 90 degrees prisms in retroreflecting mode. Detailed analysis for two experimental configurations of this system a re presented. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd.