Download scientific diagram | Possible air wedge configurations: ͑ a ͒ Two flat-parallel glass plates. ͑ b ͒ Two glass wedges. ͑ c ͒ Two glass prisms. ͑ d ͒ Two-prism beam splitter. from publication: A simple air wedge shearing interferometer for studying exploding wires | A new type of shearing interferometer using an air wedge is described. This interferometer is based on a beam splitter constructed using two 90-degree prisms. A small air gap, which varies in spacing from top-to-bottom, separates the second prism from the first and forms the | Interferometer, Plasma Diagnostics and Light | ResearchGate, the professional network for scientists.
Interference with air wedge
An air wedge is formed between two glass plates separated one edge
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When two flat glass plates are placed on top of one another and a
Instrument performance. ͑ a ͒ Superimposed transmission spectra of
Solved An air wedge separates two glass plates as shown.
Interference with air wedge