title: Measuring the refractive indices of liquids with a capillary tube interferometer.
abstract: A theoretical analysis of the fringe pattern produced by a capillary tube interferometer is presented, which is expected to be two-beam interference, and a computer program to simulate the interference fringe pattern is established. By comparing the simulated fringe pattern and the experimental fringe pattern, the refractive index of the liquid can be given when the two fringes coincide best. The results of this method are close to those of the Abbe refractometer.
authors.affiliation: Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China. ailingy@ouc.edu.cn
authors.forename: Ailing
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Wendong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Guang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Junyu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Jinliang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang