Stabilized Fabry-Perot interferometer with oblique reference beams

摘要

The invention relates to a stable scanning or non-scanning Fabry-Perot interferometer comprising two plane mirrors (1, 2) arranged parallel to one another with an optical distance (nL) between the optical surfaces (3, 4) of the mirrors (1, 2), the interferometer radiating an output light signal (6) in response to a light input signal (5) applied parallel to the optical axis (7) of the interferometer. The interferometer is stabilised by providing means for passing at least one reference light beam (8a, 8b or 8c) through the interferometer, the reference light beam being inclined at an angle (θ) to the optical axis (7) of the interferometer. The invention also relates to a method for stabilising the interferometer.