Two weights for all experiments with Michelson interferometer and one weight more for experiments with Fabry-Per´ot interferom eter

12. Instructor’s expectations (Fabry-Per´ot interferometer). 
1)
Build a calibration curve for the micrometer. 
2)
Using this calibration curve, find the wavelength separation of the doublet of sodium 
spectral lines. Compare to the expected values and comment on the uncertainty. 
References
[1] Jenkins, Francis A., and Harvey Elliott White.
Fundamentals of Optics
. 4th ed. 
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1976. Print. 
[2] Chartier, Germain. 
Introduction to Optics
. New York: Springer, 2005. Print. 
[3] Melissinos, Adrian C. ”Chapter 7. High-Resolution Spectroscopy.” 
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Modern Physics
. New York: Academic, 1966. 312. Print. 
[4] Stone, Jack A., Zimmerman, Jay H.”Index of refraction of air”. Engineering 
metrology toolbox. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). 
Additional reference for general optics inquiries 
[5] Hecht, Eugene.
Optics
. Harlow: Pearson, 2014. Print. 
J.V. 6/82 Rev.
The lab manual was revised and greatly expanded in 2014 by P. Albanelli and S.Fomichev. 
Updated for the 2
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Document Outline

• 1. Introduction
  • 2. Michelson interferometer: theory
    • Circular Fringes
    • Localized fringes
    • White Light Fringes
    • NOTE: The mirror carriage should always be driven towards the observer when making readings. Overshoot cannot be easily corrected by reversing the direction of rotation of the micrometer screw because of backlash between the screw thread and the carri...
    • 6. Refractive index of a transparent solid (1 weight)
    • 7. Refractive index of gas (1 weight)
    • Procedure
    • Initial adjustments, observation of fringes, and calibration
    • Refractive index of a transparent solid
    • Refractive index of gas
  • 9. Fabry-Per´ot interferometer: theory
  • 11. Experiment with the Fabry-Per´ot interferometer (1 weight)
  • 12. Instructor’s expectations (Fabry-Per´ot interferometer).
• References