A note on the Haidinger Fringes

R S Sirohi
National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC),
Former Director, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi; Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110 016, India

In memory of Professor Gallieno Denardo, ICTP Italy

This note gives historical perspective of the Haidinger fringes. These fringes were first observed with thin mica sheet illuminated with light from a broad source. After the arrival of laser, it has been used for testing parallelism of surfaces, angle of wedge plate etc. © Anita Publications. All rights reserved.
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Keywords: Haidinger Fringes, Fringe Localization, Plane parallel plate, Wedge plate.

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