Cylindrical-lens-based wavefront-reversing shear interferometer for the spatial coherence measurement of UV radiations

Om Prakash; Ramakant Mahakud; H. S. Vora; S. K. Dixit

doi:10.1117/1.2205847

1 May 2006 Cylindrical-lens-based wavefront-reversing shear interferometer for the spatial coherence measurement of UV radiations

Om Prakash, Ramakant Mahakud, H. S. Vora, S. K. Dixit

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 45, Issue 5, 055601 (May 2006). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.2205847

Abstract

We present the design and results of a cylindrical-lens-based reversal shear interferometer for measuring the spatial coherence of partially or fully coherent UV beams. This is a modified Michelson interferometer consisting of only four optical components. The wavefront is reversed in one of the interferometer's arm by the combination of a plane mirror located at the focal plane of a cylindrical lens. The selected wavefront can be sheared at any arbitrary angle with respect to the incident wavefront by rotating the cylindrical lens, thus enhancing the capability of this design for a real 3-D wavefront evaluation. This interferometer is used to measure the spatial coherence of 255-nm UV radiations obtained from the second harmonic of a copper vapor laser for pump beams of different spatial coherence characteristics, a result being reported for the first time.

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Om Prakash, Ramakant Mahakud, H. S. Vora, and S. K. Dixit "Cylindrical-lens-based wavefront-reversing shear interferometer for the spatial coherence measurement of UV radiations," Optical Engineering 45(5), 055601 (1 May 2006). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.2205847

Published: 1 May 2006

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