WAN Boyi,CHEN Lei,LI Sutian,et al.Measurement method of refractive index of infrared optical materials based on fizeau interferometer[J].OPTICAL TECHNIQUE,2026,52(03):295-301.
WAN Boyi,CHEN Lei,LI Sutian,et al.Measurement method of refractive index of infrared optical materials based on fizeau interferometer[J].OPTICAL TECHNIQUE,2026,52(03):295-301.DOI:
Measurement method of refractive index of infrared optical materials based on fizeau interferometer
To precisely measure the refractive index of infrared materials and ensure the quality of infrared optical systems
a refractive index measurement method based on a Fizeau infrared interferometer is investigated. The sample under test is fabricated into a wedged element with a specific wedge angle and placed in the test arm of the Fizeau interferometer. By translating the sample along the direction of its principal section and recording the number of fringe shifts as well as the corresponding translation distance
the refractive index of the sample can be calculated. At an ambient temperature of 22°C
the refractive index of zinc sulfide material was measured at a wavelength of 1550nm
yielding a value of 2.2719. The influences of adjustment errors during measurement
systematic errors in wedge angle measurement
and other measurement errors on the final result were analyzed. The analysis indicates that the measurement uncertainty of the proposed method is 9.48×10⁻⁴.
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