Simultaneous interferometric measurement of linear coefficient of thermal expansion and temperature-dependent refractive index coefficient of optical materials

James A. Corsetti; William E. Green; Jonathan D. Ellis; Greg R. Schmidt; Duncan T. Moore

doi:10.1364/AO.55.008145

Simultaneous interferometric measurement of linear coefficient of thermal expansion and temperature-dependent refractive index coefficient of optical materials

James A. Corsetti, William E. Green, Jonathan D. Ellis, Greg R. Schmidt, Duncan T. Moore

Optical Sciences, College of

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Characterizing the thermal properties of optical materials is necessary for understanding how to design an optical system for changing environmental conditions. A method is presented for simultaneously measuring both the linear coefficient of thermal expansion and the temperature-dependent refractive index coefficient of a sample interferometrically in air. Both the design and fabrication of the interferometer is presented as well as a discussion of the results of measuring both a steel and a CaF₂ sample.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	8145-8152
Number of pages	8
Journal	Applied optics
Volume	55
Issue number	29
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.55.008145
State	Published - Oct 10 2016

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