Masters Theses
Abstract
"An interferometer based on the principle of homodyning can be used to measure the reflectance of solid samples at microwave frequencies. These measurements provide the low frequency values needed for a Kramers-Kronig analysis. This analysis yields the complex dielectric function, e1+ ie2, and complex index of refraction, n + ik, of the solid. 2 This interferometer was tested on a pressed pellet sample of powdered Dixon 200-10 graphite and yielded satisfactory results. Also investigated were two different methods of signal modulation: mechanical chopping and a rotating wire grid polarizer" Abstract, p. ii
Advisor(s)
Bell, Robert John, 1934-
Committee Member(s)
Parks, William F.
Alexander, Ralph William, Jr.
Wu, Cheng-Hsiao
Department(s)
Physics
Degree Name
M.S. in Physics
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Publication Date
Spring 1986
Pagination
v, 31 pages
Note about bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 27)
Rights
© 1986 Steven Randle Frey, Jr., All rights reserved.
Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
File Type
text
Language
English
Thesis Number
T 5329
Print OCLC #
14984241
Recommended Citation
Frey, Steven Randle, "The homodyne interferometer and its use in finding the optical properties of graphite" (1986). Masters Theses. 421.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/421
