Two-beam interferometry with a definitive phase-shift sign

Publication in Journal of Optical Technology

For Russian citation (Opticheskii Zhurnal):

Агашков А.В. Двухлучевая интерферометрия с определённостью знака фазового сдвига // Оптический журнал. 2022. Т. 89. № 12. С. 3–12. http://doi.org/10.17586/1023-5086-2022-89-12-03-12

Agashkov A.V. Two-beam interferometry with a definitive phase-shift sign [in Russian] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2022. V. 89. № 12. P. 3–12. http://doi.org/10.17586/1023-5086-2022-89-12-03-12

For citation (Journal of Optical Technology):

A. V. Agashkov, "Two-beam interferometry with a definitive phase-shift sign," Journal of Optical Technology. 89(12), 697-703 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1364/JOT.89.000697

Abstract:

Subject of study. The shift direction of interference fringes depending on the sign of the local phase shift introduced to one of the interfering waves was investigated in terms of two-beam interferometry. Aim of study. This study aimed to validate the fact that two-beam interferometry based on a single interferogram enables definitive determination of the phase-shift sign using the shift direction of the interference fringe. Method. Positions of the interference fringes and their shifts were calculated considering the phase distribution of interfering waves in the observation plane. The Mach–Zehnder interferometer was used to experimentally confirm the obtained theoretical results. Two closely adjacent substrates were used as objects. A subwavelength layer of a standard material was deposited on a part of the surface of one substrate, and a layer of metamaterial was deposited on the part of the second substrate. Main results. Expressions determining the direction and amplitude of the shift of interference fringes depending on the sign and amplitude of the local phase shift in one of the two interfering waves with a plane or spherical front were obtained. Strict rules of interference fringe shift depending on the sign of the phase shift were formulated based on the calculations. Results of the experiment using the Mach–Zehnder interferometer with different combinations of beams with spherical and plane wavefronts confirmed the theoretical calculations. Practical significance. Classic interferometric methods require significant time and the application of complex experimental procedures to determine the sign of the phase shift. The application of the results obtained in this study enables the determination of the sign of the introduced local phase shift based on a single interferogram without additional time expenditures. Thus, the method investigating the metamaterial layers of a subwavelength thickness is significantly simplified.

Keywords:

two-beam interferometry, local phase shift, interference band shift, subwave layer, negative refractive index

Acknowledgements:

The research was partially supported by Belarusian Republican Fundamental Research Foundation (pproject No. Ф18АЗ-003).

OCIS codes: 260.3160, 160.3918, 310.6628

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