Refractive Index Measurement of Optical Glasses Using Total Internal Reflection in Prism

2010 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 424-428
Author(s):  
Jaeran LEE ◽  
Yumi LEE ◽  
Sok Won KIM*
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Total Internal Reflection ◽  
Internal Reflection ◽  
Refractive Index Measurement ◽  
Optical Glasses ◽  
Index Measurement

scholarly journals Refractive Index Measurement of Glass with Arbitrary Shape Based on Brewster’s Law and a Focusing Probe Beam

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 2421
Author(s):  
Yao Hu ◽  
Jiahang Lv ◽  
Qun Hao
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Incident Angle ◽  
Structural Parameters ◽  
Array Detector ◽  
Spherical Lens ◽  
Refractive Index Measurement ◽  
Optical Elements ◽  
Optical Glasses ◽  
Index Measurement ◽  
Simple Measurement

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 10−4.

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