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Area of Science:

  • Optics and Photonics
  • Metrology
  • Diffraction Physics

Background:

  • Interferometry is widely used in metrology, relying on controllable optical path differences (OPD).
  • Existing interferometric methods primarily use intensity or fringe location changes for measurement criteria.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate the controllable variation of optical path difference (OPD) within diffraction phenomena.
  • To explore novel metrological applications enabled by manipulating OPD in diffraction.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing diffraction principles to achieve controllable changes in optical path difference (OPD).
  • Employing fringe visibility, rather than intensity or fringe location, as the primary measurement criterion.

Main Results:

  • Achieved high-precision measurements (nanometer accuracy) of displacement, phase change, refractive index, temperature gradients, diffusion coefficients, and coherence parameters.
  • Demonstrated the feasibility of nanometer-level accuracy by correlating fringe visibility changes with OPD variations.

Conclusions:

  • Controlling OPD in diffraction offers a distinct and powerful approach to metrology, complementary to traditional interferometry.
  • This method opens avenues for advanced applications in Fourier spectrometry, field manipulation, and phase singularity generation.