Description
The objective of this experiment is to demonstrate the interference pattern obtained from combining coherent monochromatic light beams using a Michelson interferometer setup. You will ultimately derive the wavelength of the light source from your measured interference pattern.
Michelson interferometer and oscilloscope.
Lab Guide
Michelson Interferometer Lab Guide (PDF)
References
Abbott, B.P. et al., “LIGO: the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory.” Rep. Prog. Phys. 72 076901 (2009).
Michelson, A.A. and E.W. Morley, “On the Relative Motion of the Earth and the Luminiferous Ether (PDF).” American Journal of Science 34, 333 (1887).
Section 9.4 in Hecht, Eugene. Optics. Reading, Mass: Addison-Wesley, 1998. ISBN: 9780201838879.
