Consider a thin glass plate of thickness t and refractive index n, inserted normal to the path of one of the two interfering beams in Michelson interferometer. The optical path length of the beam through the plate is nt, while the optical path length through an equal thickness of air is just t, so the increase in optical path length caused by inserting the plate is (n–1)t. The beam traverses the plate twice, so the total path difference will be 2(n–1)t. If N is the number of fringes displaced by inserting the plate, then Nλ = 2(n–1)t.
After adjusting the mirrors to obtain circular fringes with a single central dark spot, the plate is introduced into the path of one of the interfering beams and the fringes are displaced. M1 is moved a distance d closer, until a single central dark spot is again obtained. The distance d moved is noted and the number of fringes N that disappear is counted. Then, since the insertion of the glass plate increased the optical path length by 2(n–1)t, and the mirror motion decreased it by 2d, 2d must equal 2(n–1)t, so the refractive index n of the plate can be calculated from Nλ = 2d = 2(n–1)t.
With a laser, the light source is more precisely monochromatic, so the measurement of n can be more accurate. In the Michelson interferometer, if N fringes are displaced when the plate is rotated through an angle θ from its original orientation normal to the path, the refractive index of the plate is
Consider a thin glass plate of thickness t and refractive index n, inserted normal to the path of one of the two interfering beams in Michelson interferometer. The optical path length of the beam through the plate is nt, while the optical path length through an equal thickness of air is just t, so the increase in optical path length caused by inserting the plate is (n–1)t. The beam traverses the plate twice, so the total path difference will be 2(n–1)t. If N is the number of fringes displaced by inserting the plate, then Nλ = 2(n–1)t. After adjusting the mirrors to obtain circular fringes with a single central dark spot, the plate is introduced into the path of one of the interfering beams and the fringes are displaced. M1 is moved a distance d closer, until a single central dark spot is again obtained. The distance d moved is noted and the number of fringes N that disappear is counted. Then, since the insertion of the glass plate increased the optical path length by 2(n–1)t, and the mirror motion decreased it by 2d, 2d must equal 2(n–1)t, so the refractive index n of the plate can be calculated from Nλ = 2d = 2(n–1)t. With a laser, the light source is more precisely monochromatic, so the measurement of n can be more accurate. In the Michelson interferometer, if N fringes are displaced when the plate is rotated through an angle θ from its original orientation normal to the path, the refractive index of the plate is
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