optical interferometry

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• Optical interferometry — combines two or more light waves in an optical instrument in such a way that interference occurs between them. Early interferometers used white light sources and also monochromatic light from atomic sources (e.g., Young s double slit experiment… …   Wikipedia

• optical interferometry — optinė interferometrija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. optical interferometry vok. optische Interferometrie, f rus. оптическая интерферометрия, f pranc. interférométrie optique, f …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• Astronomical optical interferometry — One of the first astronomical interferometers was built on the Mount Wilson Observatory s reflector telescope in 1920 in order to measure the diameters of stars. The red giant star Betelgeuse was among the first to have its diameter determined in …   Wikipedia

• Interferometry — is the technique of using the pattern of interference created by the superposition of two or more waves to diagnose the properties of the aforementioned waves. The instrument used to interfere the waves together is called an interferometer.… …   Wikipedia

• Optical telescope — Eight Inch refracting telescope (Chabot Space and Science Center) An optical telescope is a telescope which is used to gather and focus light mainly from the visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum for directly viewing a magnified image for… …   Wikipedia

• Optical coherence tomography — Intervention Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) image of a sarcoma MeSH …   Wikipedia

• Optical heterodyne detection — is an important special case of heterodyne detection. In heterodyne detection, a signal of interest at some frequency is non linearly mixed with a reference local oscillator (LO) that is set at a close by frequency. The desired outcome is the… …   Wikipedia

• Optical physics — Optical physics, or optical science, is a subfield of atomic, molecular, and optical physics. It is the study of the generation of electromagnetic radiation, the properties of that radiation, and the interaction of that radiation with matter,… …   Wikipedia

• Optical sectioning — is the process by which a suitably designed microscope can produce clear images of a focal planes deep within a thick sample. This is used to reduce the need for thin sectioning using instruments such as the microtome. Many different techniques… …   Wikipedia

• Optical table — A laser system on an optical table. An optical table is platform that is used to support systems used for optics experiments and engineering. Contents 1 Explanation …   Wikipedia

• interferometry — noun the design and use of optical or radio interferometers …   Wiktionary