ENHANCEMENT OF THE RELATIVE VISIBILITY OF THE CENTRAL FRINGE IN THE OUTPUT OF A WHITE-LIGHT INTERFEROMETRIC SYSTEM WITH A SYNTHETIC SOURCE

Authors
WANG Q NING YN GRATTAN KTV PALMER AW
Citation
Q. Wang et al., ENHANCEMENT OF THE RELATIVE VISIBILITY OF THE CENTRAL FRINGE IN THE OUTPUT OF A WHITE-LIGHT INTERFEROMETRIC SYSTEM WITH A SYNTHETIC SOURCE, Optics and Laser Technology, 29(8), 1997, pp. 489-494
Citations number
10
Journal title
Optics and Laser Technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00303992
Volume
29
Issue
8
Year of publication
1997
Pages
489 - 494
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-3992(1997)29:8<489:EOTRVO>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
A study of the enhancement of the relative visibility of the central f ringe in the output of a white light interferometric system with a syn thetic source has been carried out, A theoretical analysis and an expe rimental investigation of the relative intensities of the central frin ge in the output has been given and a comparison with the system discu ssed in this paper. A conventional two wavelength system has also been included. The results show that the relative intensity of the central fringe of the multiplied output is independent of the intensity ratio of the two wavelength components, (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.