Basics of Interferometry
- 1st Edition - November 12, 1991
- Author: P. Hariharan
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 2 5 2 1 8 - 0
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 1 2 0 7 1 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 9 1 8 6 1 - 7
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Request a sales quoteThis book is for those who have some knowledge of optics, but little or no previous experience in interferometry. Accordingly, the carefully designed presentation helps readers easily find and assimilate the interferometric techniques they need for precision measurements. Mathematics is held to a minimum, and the topics covered are also summarized in capsule overviews at the beginning and end of each chapter. Each chapter also contains a set of worked problems that give a feel for numbers.
The first five chapters present a clear tutorial review of fundamentals. Chapters six and seven discuss the types of lasers and photodetectors used in interferometry. The next eight chapters describe key applications of interferometry: measurements of length, optical testing, studies of refractive index fields, interference microscopy, holographic and speckle interferometry, interferometric sensors, interference spectroscopy, and Fourier-transform spectroscopy. The final chapter offers suggestions on choosing and setting up an interferometer.
The first five chapters present a clear tutorial review of fundamentals. Chapters six and seven discuss the types of lasers and photodetectors used in interferometry. The next eight chapters describe key applications of interferometry: measurements of length, optical testing, studies of refractive index fields, interference microscopy, holographic and speckle interferometry, interferometric sensors, interference spectroscopy, and Fourier-transform spectroscopy. The final chapter offers suggestions on choosing and setting up an interferometer.
Engineers, physicists, graduate students in physics and engineering, and optical technicians.
Interference: A Primer. Two-Beam Interferometers. Light Sources. Multiple-Beam Interference. The Laser as a Light Source. Detectors. Measurements of Length. Optical Testing. Digital Techniques. Macro- and Micro-Interferometry. Holographic and Speckle Interferometry. Interferometric Sensors. Interferences Spectroscopy. Fourier-Transform Spectroscopy. Choosing an Interferometer. Index.
- No. of pages: 213
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 12, 1991
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Hardback ISBN: 9780123252180
- Paperback ISBN: 9780124120716
- eBook ISBN: 9780080918617
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P. Hariharan
Professor P. Hariharan is a Research Fellow in the Division of Telecommunications and Industrial Physics of CSIRO in Sydney and a Visiting Professor at the University of Sydney. His main research interests are interferometry and holography. He is a Fellow of SPIE (The International Society for Optical Engineering), the Optical Society of America (OSA), the Institute of Physics, London, and the Royal Photographic Society. He was a vice-president and then the treasurer of the International Commission of Optics, as well as a director of SPIE. Honors he has received include OSA’s Joseph Fraunhofer Award, the Henderson Medal of the Royal Photographic Society, the Thomas Young Medal of the Institute of Physics, London, SPIE’s Dennis Gabor Award and, most recently, SPIE’s highest award, the Gold Medal.
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School of Physics, University of Sydney, Sydney, AustraliaRead Basics of Interferometry on ScienceDirect