Refractive Index Measurement of Glass with Arbitrary Shape Based on Brewster’s Law and a Focusing Probe Beam
The refractive index is one of the most important parameters of optical glasses and has a significant effect on optical properties. The measurement of optical glasses, especially for optical elements such as lenses, is urgently needed. However, several presented methods require the immersion of the...
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| description | The refractive index is one of the most important parameters of optical glasses and has a significant effect on optical properties. The measurement of optical glasses, especially for optical elements such as lenses, is urgently needed. However, several presented methods require the immersion of the sample in liquid and provide indirect measurements, while others require structural parameters as priori knowledge, which is complex and time-consuming. In this study, a Brewster-Law-based direct and simple measurement method for the refractive index of glasses with arbitrary shapes is proposed, and a laser beam is focused on the surface of the sample as a probe. The incident angle of the chief ray is close to the Brewster angle. The reflected light is collected by an array detector. The refractive index is calculated from the minimum intensity position obtained with image processing. Additionally, a symmetric measurement scheme is proposed to improve the accuracy. Using these methods, a prism and four spherical lens samples with different refractive indices or radii of curvature are tested and error analyses are carried out. Results indicate that the accuracy can reach 10<sup>−4</sup>. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6694d518ba2541b7821b0ae1b88ad2502023-11-21T13:43:44ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202021-04-01217242110.3390/s21072421Refractive Index Measurement of Glass with Arbitrary Shape Based on Brewster’s Law and a Focusing Probe BeamYao Hu0Jiahang Lv1Qun Hao2Beijing Key Lab. for Precision Optoelectronic Measurement Instrument and Technology, School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, ChinaBeijing Key Lab. for Precision Optoelectronic Measurement Instrument and Technology, School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, ChinaBeijing Key Lab. for Precision Optoelectronic Measurement Instrument and Technology, School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, ChinaThe refractive index is one of the most important parameters of optical glasses and has a significant effect on optical properties. The measurement of optical glasses, especially for optical elements such as lenses, is urgently needed. However, several presented methods require the immersion of the sample in liquid and provide indirect measurements, while others require structural parameters as priori knowledge, which is complex and time-consuming. In this study, a Brewster-Law-based direct and simple measurement method for the refractive index of glasses with arbitrary shapes is proposed, and a laser beam is focused on the surface of the sample as a probe. The incident angle of the chief ray is close to the Brewster angle. The reflected light is collected by an array detector. The refractive index is calculated from the minimum intensity position obtained with image processing. Additionally, a symmetric measurement scheme is proposed to improve the accuracy. Using these methods, a prism and four spherical lens samples with different refractive indices or radii of curvature are tested and error analyses are carried out. Results indicate that the accuracy can reach 10<sup>−4</sup>.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/7/2421refractive index measurementBrewster’s Lawfocusing probeimage processerror analyses |
| spellingShingle | Yao Hu Jiahang Lv Qun Hao Refractive Index Measurement of Glass with Arbitrary Shape Based on Brewster’s Law and a Focusing Probe Beam Sensors refractive index measurement Brewster’s Law focusing probe image process error analyses |
| title | Refractive Index Measurement of Glass with Arbitrary Shape Based on Brewster’s Law and a Focusing Probe Beam |
| title_full | Refractive Index Measurement of Glass with Arbitrary Shape Based on Brewster’s Law and a Focusing Probe Beam |
| title_fullStr | Refractive Index Measurement of Glass with Arbitrary Shape Based on Brewster’s Law and a Focusing Probe Beam |
| title_full_unstemmed | Refractive Index Measurement of Glass with Arbitrary Shape Based on Brewster’s Law and a Focusing Probe Beam |
| title_short | Refractive Index Measurement of Glass with Arbitrary Shape Based on Brewster’s Law and a Focusing Probe Beam |
| title_sort | refractive index measurement of glass with arbitrary shape based on brewster s law and a focusing probe beam |
| topic | refractive index measurement Brewster’s Law focusing probe image process error analyses |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/7/2421 |
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