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REAL-TIME DIFFERENTIAL REFRACTOMETRY AT A SENSITIVITY LEVEL OF 10-6
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McClimans, Michael Steven
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Year and Degree
2006, Master of Science, Miami University, Physics.
Abstract
We present a refractometer based on the principle of total internal reflection (TIR) that can sensitively record in real-time the refractive index of fluids over a wide range of refractive indices. The device uses a divergent laser beam and linear diode array, and has no mechanical or optical moving parts, enabling us to achieve the measurement of refractive index at a sensitivity level of 10-6. Our refractometer does not rely on interferometry, thus enabling the device to be compact, portable, and inexpensive. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time a non-interferometric device that performs real-time differential refractometry with a sensitivity better than 10-5 has been demonstrated in the literature. We show that our experimental results agree very well with Fresnel theory. We establish a theoretical limit on the sensitivity of this class of refractometers.
Committee
Samir Bali (Advisor)
Pages
35 p.
Subject Headings
Physics, Optics
Keywords
Refractive index
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McClimans, M. S. (2006).
REAL-TIME DIFFERENTIAL REFRACTOMETRY AT A SENSITIVITY LEVEL OF 10-6
[Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1145649642
APA Style (7th edition)
McClimans, Michael.
REAL-TIME DIFFERENTIAL REFRACTOMETRY AT A SENSITIVITY LEVEL OF 10-6.
2006. Miami University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1145649642.
MLA Style (8th edition)
McClimans, Michael. "REAL-TIME DIFFERENTIAL REFRACTOMETRY AT A SENSITIVITY LEVEL OF 10-6." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1145649642
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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