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A simple and versatile instrument for the measurement of optical constants in the near millimeter spectral region is described. Studies of quasi-optical components used in this instrument for effective beam transmission and control are reported. These studies include transmission characteristics of dielectric waveguides and performance of a variable coupler based on frustrated total internal reflection. Operation of this instrument as a two-beam interferometer for determining the index of refraction or as a device to measure transmission for determining the absorption coefficient are described. Values measured with this instrument at 245 GHz, using an optically pumped molecular laser as the source, are reported for several low-loss materials. Appropriate corrections and error estimates are discussed. The potential for improvement and increased accuracies are discussed.
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Work supported by the U. S. Army Research Office under Grant DAAG29-80-G-0005 and by the NASA Langley Research Center under Grant NAG-1-187.
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Jones, C.R., Dutta, J.M. & Davé, H. Two-beam interferometer for optical constants measurements at near-millimeter wavelengths. Int J Infrared Milli Waves 5, 279–299 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01009657
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