Michelson Interferometer System GW-EDU-INTE-010
Interferometers are optical devices demonstrating interference. They use wave superposition to obtain phase information from amplitude and characterize physical quantities. The source describes the Michelson interferometer as a precision instrument jointly designed by American physicists Michelson and Morley in 1881 to study ether drift. It divides amplitude into two beams for interference and can be adjusted to generate equal-thickness or equal-inclination fringes. The source states that Michelson and Morley received the 1907 Nobel Prize in Physics for these achievements. Applications include: 1. Length and refractive index measurement: with constant refractive index, fringe movement reflects changes in path length difference, allowing length measurement from fringe counts. With constant distance, refractive index changes move fringes and enable index calibration. 2. Beam wavelength measurement: fringe changes depend on the optical path difference between coherent beams. With other quantities fixed, incident wavelength is proportional to optical path and can be calculated from fringes.
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| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Optical Flat | Dimensions 300×300×13mm |
| Laser | Wavelength and Power Options Available |
| Mirror | Diameter 25.4mm |
| Beamsplitter Prism | Dimensions 25.4×25.4×25.4mm |
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