Home Assignment on Interferometry

Q1. Describe how flatness errors of surfaces are measured with optical flat.

Q2. Explain the construction and working principle of laser interferometer with neat diagram?
Explain the use of laser interferometer in angular measurement.

Q3. Explain construction and working NPL Flatness Interferometer with neat sketch.

Q4. Explain the principle of measurement by light wave interference method and what the
necessary conditions for interference of light waves are.

Q5. An optical flat is used to check the height of the slip gauge against standard gauge of 20 mm
height. The wavelength of the light source is 0.509 μm. If the number of fringes on gauge width
of 15 mm is 10 and the distance between the two blocks is 30 mm. Calculate the true height of
the gauge being inspected.

Q6. A slip gauge is being inspected using the NPL flatness interferometer. It is recorded that the
gauge exhibits 10 fringes along its width in one position and 18 fringes in the other position. If
the wavelength of the monochromatic light source is 0.5 μm, determine the error of flatness over
its width.