Introduction
We present an interferometric technique based on differential interferometry setup for measurement in the subnanometer scale in atmospheric conditions. One of the important limiting factors in any optical measurement are fluctuations of the refractive index of air representing a source of uncertainty traditionally compensated when the index is evaluated indirectly from the physical parameters of the atmosphere. Our proposal is based on the concept of overdetermined interferometric setup where a reference length is derived from a mechanical frame made from a material with very low thermal coefficient on the 10− 8 level. The technique allows to track the variations of the refractive index of air on-line directly in the line of the measuring beam and to compensate for the fluctuations.
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Lazar, J., Holá, M., Hrabina, J., Buchta, Z., Číp, O., Oulehla, J. (2014). Interferometry with Stabilization of Wavelength within a Fixed Measuring Range. In: Osten, W. (eds) Fringe 2013. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36359-7_119
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