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9 October 2021 A modified OAM Mach-Zehnder interferometer for displacement measurement
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Abstract
In this study, a modified OAM Mach-Zehnder (M-Z) interferometer for displacement measurement has been proposed and experimentally proved, where two conjugate OAM beams propagate on two arms respectively. The traditional M-Z OAM interferometer was modified by introducing a reflection module in the reference arm. As a result, the optical path shift mismatched reflections on two arms is eliminated, which improves the quality of the petal-like pattern produced by the interference between two conjugate OAM beams. And a significant rotation angle of the petal-like pattern vs. the tiny displacement of the tested object can be clearly observed. By accurately measuring the rotation angle of the petal-like pattern, a tiny displacement ranging from 50 to 800 nm with resolution of ~50 pm has been measured successfully.
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Chenji Guo, Xunhua Huang, Yuanyuan Hao, Huali Lu, and Hua Zhao "A modified OAM Mach-Zehnder interferometer for displacement measurement", Proc. SPIE 11902, Real-time Photonic Measurements, Data Management, and Processing VI, 1190217 (9 October 2021); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2601370
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KEYWORDS
Interferometers

Mach-Zehnder interferometers

Beam splitters

Polarization

Gaussian beams

Particles

Reflectors

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