Measurements of the index of refraction of air and water using a Mach-Zehnder interferometer

Authors

Adonis S. Flores ⋅ PH Department of Physics, University of San Carlos
Marlo Flores ⋅ PH Department of Physics, University of San Carlos
Kees Karremans ⋅ NL Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands and University of San Carlos, Philippines
Ben Zuidberg ⋅ PH Department of Physics, University of San Carlos

Abstract

In this paper we present results on measurements of the index of refraction of water (relative measurements) and air (absolute measurements). The results were obtained using a fiber optic version of the Mach-Zehnder interferometer. The introduction of fibers resulted in a very stable interference pattern allowing for highly accurate measurements of fringe shifts. The accuracy obtained (six decimal digits for the index of refraction) clearly illustrates the potential of the system as a refractometer.

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Issue

2001: Proceedings of the 19th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Philippine Physics Congress

Article ID

SPP-2001-F1A-5

Section

Measurement

Published

2001-10-24

How to Cite

[1]

AS Flores, M Flores, K Karremans, and B Zuidberg, Measurements of the index of refraction of air and water using a Mach-Zehnder interferometer, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 19, SPP-2001-F1A-5 (2001). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2001-F1A-5.