Abstract
A 3-D Sagnac interferometer can null out light from an on-axis source achromatically. The 3-D Sagnac interferometer can make stable and achromatic π phase shifts, because it has a common path structure. The achromaticity of the interferometer is theoretically proved by Jones calculus. The experimental setup is constructed, and its nulling characteristics are measured to be about at 5 for green and red laser light simultaneously. This interferometer would be very useful for the direct detection of faint extrasolar planets.
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