Abstract

A novel critical angle refractometer with self-referenced performance (SRCAR) under mechanical vibration and temperature fluctuation is presented. In a traditional CAR, mechanical vibrations and temperature fluctuations always exist and cause errors. To reduce these errors, a CAR is redesigned by introducing a reference glass with a known refractive index so that an exact calibration curve can always be determined, even though intense mechanical vibrations exist. To verify the insensitivity to these vibrations, the refractive index is monitored while the peak acceleration of the vibration is approximately $14\mathrm{m}/{\mathrm{s}}^2$. The SRCAR is also used to measure a sample under different temperatures to verify the insensitivity to temperature fluctuations. Experimental measurements show that the SRCAR has the ability to lower the influences of vibrations as well as temperature fluctuations and retain a high precision of $2.5\times {10}^{-4}$ refractive index units (RIU).

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