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    Area of Science:

    • Optical Metrology
    • Interferometry
    • Precision Measurement

    Background:

    • Heterodyne interferometry is crucial for high-precision measurements.
    • Fizeau interferometers are widely used for surface characterization.
    • Achieving precise optical frequency shifts is a key challenge.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To describe a novel heterodyne Fizeau interferometer.
    • To analyze the impact of grating ruling errors on interferometer performance.
    • To demonstrate the measurement capabilities and reproducibility of the developed instrument.

    Main Methods:

    • Development of a heterodyne Fizeau interferometer employing a rotating radial grating.
    • Theoretical analysis of grating ruling errors and their mitigation through phase averaging.
    • Experimental validation of the interferometer's performance and reproducibility.

    Main Results:

    • The interferometer successfully utilizes a rotating radial grating for optical frequency shifting.
    • Grating ruling errors can be significantly reduced by averaging phase readings over integral grating revolutions.
    • Experimental measurements achieved a reproducibility of lambda/200 (lambda = 632.8 nm).

    Conclusions:

    • The described heterodyne Fizeau interferometer offers high precision and reproducibility.
    • Averaging techniques effectively minimize errors caused by grating imperfections.
    • Temperature fluctuations represent the primary limitation to the interferometer's accuracy.