Mach-Zehnder Interferometer Educational Kit

The Mach-Zehnder Interferometer is a versatile and advanced educational tool designed for both research and academic purposes. With its unique features and precision engineering, this kit provides students and researchers with the opportunity to explore the principles of light interference, phase variation, and optical alignment in a highly interactive and practical manner.

Mach-Zehnder Interferometer Educational Kit

Key Features

The Mach-Zehnder Interferometer Training Kit combines precision, durability and flexibility, making it an indispensable tool for advanced optics laboratories and educational institutions.

Vibration-Resistant Design

Built with an innovative optical cage system, the interferometer is highly resistant to vibrations, making it suitable for use without an optical table. This ensures reliable and accurate results, even in environments with limited equipment.

Ideal for experiments requiring high precision in measuring phase variations in a single pass, particularly in conditions involving significant phase changes.

Its compact and robust design allows it to maintain measurement accuracy in high-vibration environments, enabling use in a variety of locations.

Experiments

Students and researchers can conduct a wide range of experiments with this interferometer, including:

Fringe Alignment

: Learning to align mirrors and beam splitters to create interference fringes with optimal spacing.

Measuring the angle between two interfering waves and comparing it with geometrical methods based on beam separation.

Determining the refractive index of a glass plate with known thickness.

Analyzing fringe visibility under different states of beam polarization.

Components

The kit includes high-quality components for seamless setup and experimentation:

  • Diode laser (640 nm wavelength, 5 mW power) with a power supply.
  • Collimator tube with a 25 mm output diameter.
  • Two cubic beam splitters (20 mm, 50/50 splitting ratio).
  • Two precision mirrors (50 mm diameter).
  • Adjustable holders for mirrors and beam splitters.
  • Integrated camera for visualizing and analyzing interference fringes.