A novel method for measurement of the refractive indices of transparent solid media using laser interferometry

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Main Authors: Pal, Arnab, Sahu, Kriti R., Panchadhyayee, Pradipta, Syam, Debapriyo
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author Pal, Arnab
Sahu, Kriti R.
Panchadhyayee, Pradipta
Syam, Debapriyo
author_facet Pal, Arnab
Sahu, Kriti R.
Panchadhyayee, Pradipta
Syam, Debapriyo
contents A novel method is proposed to measure the refractive indices (RIs) of the materials of different transparent solid state media. To exploit the advantage of non-contact measurement laser beam interferometry is used as an effective technique for this purpose. The RIs of materials are also experimentally determined with the aid of another laser based simple method. The derivations of the working formulae for both the methods are presented. The experimental values of RI of any glass sample found by the different methods are consistent with each other and fall within the range of known values of RI for glass. Both types of experiments can be set up rather easily in an undergraduate laboratory. They can supplement other methods of finding refractive index like, for example, methods based on the use of a spectrometer.
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spellingShingle A novel method for measurement of the refractive indices of transparent solid media using laser interferometry
Pal, Arnab
Sahu, Kriti R.
Panchadhyayee, Pradipta
Syam, Debapriyo
Physics Education
A novel method is proposed to measure the refractive indices (RIs) of the materials of different transparent solid state media. To exploit the advantage of non-contact measurement laser beam interferometry is used as an effective technique for this purpose. The RIs of materials are also experimentally determined with the aid of another laser based simple method. The derivations of the working formulae for both the methods are presented. The experimental values of RI of any glass sample found by the different methods are consistent with each other and fall within the range of known values of RI for glass. Both types of experiments can be set up rather easily in an undergraduate laboratory. They can supplement other methods of finding refractive index like, for example, methods based on the use of a spectrometer.
title A novel method for measurement of the refractive indices of transparent solid media using laser interferometry
topic Physics Education
url https://arxiv.org/abs/1909.06208