Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 32, Issue 2, 212004(2012)

Research on Refractive Index Fluid for the Test of Fused Silica

Hu Mingpeng*, Wu Shibin, Gong Xiuming, Yang Wei, and Jing Hongwei
Author Affiliations
  • [in Chinese]
  • show less

    In order to measure the stress-induced birefringence and optical homogeneity of fused silica,a method of proportioning refractive index fluid is put forward. Firstly, according to the characteristic of the groups in molecules and molar refraction additivity of the two solutions, formulas for the refractivity of binary solution are analyzed and the technique is given. Secondly, dependence of the refractive index of fluid on different temperatures and wavelengths, is analyzed and verified experimentally. At last, the influence of refractive index fluid precision on test result is analyzed. According to the method, the match precision of the fluid and fused silica can be ±2×10-5; Through the experiment of rough-ground glass, the fluid can improve the transmission from below 20% to above 97% at the wavelength between 450 nm and 700 nm. The fluid which is prepared by the method and the composition we choose, has the characters of low toxicity, no color, no smell, nonvolatile, and its refractivity can remain stable for long. It can be well used for the measurement of the stress induced birefringence and optical homogeneity.

    Tools

    Get Citation

    Copy Citation Text

    Hu Mingpeng, Wu Shibin, Gong Xiuming, Yang Wei, Jing Hongwei. Research on Refractive Index Fluid for the Test of Fused Silica[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2012, 32(2): 212004

    Download Citation

    EndNote(RIS)BibTexPlain Text
    Save article for my favorites
    Paper Information

    Category: Instrumentation, Measurement and Metrology

    Received: Aug. 9, 2011

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Dec. 23, 2011

    The Author Email: Mingpeng Hu (humingpeng2010@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/aos201232.0212004

    Topics