Michelson Interferometer
INTERFEROMETER
Albert Abraham Michelson Michelson Interferometer Albert Abraham Michelson (1852-1931)
Experimental set up
Effective arrangement of the interferometer Circular fringes ©SPK
Longitudinal section –Circular fringes P rn N O q S S d D
In Young’s double-hole experiment: For small qm Radius of nth bright ring
In Michelson interferometer Radius of nth dark ring
Haidinger Fringe
Order of the fringe Formation of both real and virtual fringes
1. Measurement of wavelength of light
2. Measurement of wavelength separation of a doublet
Concordance
Discordance = (q+1/2)
Measurement of the coherence length of a spectral line Formation of straight white light fringes Measurement of thickness of thin transparent flakes Measurement of refractive index of gases Standardization meter
Reference 1. Optics Author: Eugene Hecht Class no. 535 HEC/O Central library IIT KGP