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Widefield two laser interferometry

Patel, Rikesh; Achamfuo-Yeboah, Samuel; Light, Roger A.; Clark, Matt

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Authors

Samuel Achamfuo-Yeboah

Roger A. Light

MATT CLARK matt.clark@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Applied Optics



Abstract

A novel system has been developed that can capture the wide- field interference pattern generated by interfering two independent and incoherent laser sources. The interferograms are captured using a custom CMOS modulated light camera (MLC) which is capable of demodulating light in the megahertz region. Two stabilised HeNe lasers were constructed in order to keep the optical frequency difference (beat frequency) between the beams within the operational range of the camera.

This system is based on previously reported work of an ultrastable heterodyne interferometer [Opt. Express 20, 17722 (2012)]. The system used an electronic feedback system to mix down the heterodyne signal captured at each pixel on the camera to cancel out the effects of time varying piston phase changes observed across the array. In this paper, a similar technique is used to track and negate the effects of beat frequency variations across the two laser pattern. This technique makes it possible to capture the full field interferogram caused by interfering two independent lasers even though the beat frequency is effectively random.

As a demonstration of the system’s widefield interferogram capture capability, an image of a phase shifting object is taken using a very simple two laser interferometer.

Citation

Patel, R., Achamfuo-Yeboah, S., Light, R. A., & Clark, M. (2014). Widefield two laser interferometry. Optics Express, 22(22), https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.22.027094

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 8, 2014
Publication Date Oct 23, 2014
Deposit Date Jul 18, 2017
Publicly Available Date Jul 18, 2017
Journal Optics Express
Electronic ISSN 1094-4087
Publisher Optical Society of America
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 22
Issue 22
DOI https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.22.027094
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/737752
Publisher URL https://www.osapublishing.org/oe/abstract.cfm?uri=oe-22-22-27094
Additional Information © 2014 Optical Society of America. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modifications of the content of this paper are prohibited.
Contract Date Jul 18, 2017

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