The Phase Modulating Micro-Mover Based on the MHD/MET System in the Reference Arm of the Scanning Interferometer

Micromachines (Basel). 2022 Nov 14;13(11):1972. doi: 10.3390/mi13111972.

Abstract

The possibility of using a magnetohydrodynamic drive (MHD) and amolecular-electronic transfer (MET) sensor as a single device for moving and precise control of the displacement of a movable mirror, which is part of a scanning interferometer, is considered. A prototype of such a device was developed and experimentally studied. A digital holographic image of the test object was obtained using an optical scheme containing a scanning interferometer with an MHD drive. The important advantages of the MHD drive in the problems of digital recording of hyperspectral holographic images have been discussed.

Keywords: MET sensors; MHD actuators; digital hyperspectral holography; electrochemical sensors; phase shifting interferometry; scanning interferometry.