We have developed and tested experimentally a method for measuring optical wave fields, which is based on diffraction of the optical wave field at two complementary screens. An optical scheme of the experimental setup, which implements this method, has been developed, as well as the experimental procedure used to measure the phase of the optical wave field. The main parameters of the method, such as accuracy and spatial resolution, were studied experimentally. The developed optical scheme was calibrated, which allowed eliminating the systematic error of phase measurements introduced by the scheme elements.
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Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Radiofizika, Vol. 58, No. 4, pp. 311–318, April 2015.
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Stukachev, S.E., Kozhevatov, I.E. Experimental Studies of the Diffraction Method of Measuring Optical Wave Fields. Radiophys Quantum El 58, 283–289 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11141-015-9602-5
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