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ERIC Number: EJ825960
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Jan
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0143-0807
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Analysis of the Localization of Michelson Interferometer Fringes Using Fourier Optics and Temporal Coherence
Narayanamurthy, C. S.
European Journal of Physics, v30 n1 p147-155 Jan 2009
Fringes formed in a Michelson interferometer never localize in any plane, in the detector plane and in the localization plane. Instead, the fringes are assumed to localize at infinity. Except for some explanation in "Principles of Optics" by Born and Wolf (1964 (New York: Macmillan)), the fringe localization phenomena of Michelson's interferometer have never been analysed seriously in any book. Because Michelson's interferometer is one of the important and fundamental optical experiments taught at both undergraduate and graduate levels, it would be appropriate to explain the localization of these fringes. In this paper, we analyse the localization of Michelson interferometer fringes using Fourier optics and temporal coherence, and show that they never localize at any plane even at infinity. (Contains 5 figures and 1 footnote.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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