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interferometer
An instrument that employs the interference of lightwaves to measure the accuracy of optical surfaces; it can measure a...
optical manufacturing tools and machinery
Optical manufacturing tools and machinery encompass a wide range of equipment, instruments, and systems used in the...
Fizeau fringes
Fizeau fringes are interference fringes observed in an interferometer, specifically in a Fizeau interferometer. The Fizeau...
etalon
An etalon is an optical device that consists of two parallel reflecting surfaces separated by a precise and known distance....
laser optics
Laser optics refers to a broad category of optical components and systems designed for manipulating and controlling laser...
lens testing equipment
Lens testing equipment refers to a range of specialized tools and instruments used to evaluate the optical performance,...
lateral shearing interferometer
A lateral shearing interferometer is an optical device used in interferometry to measure phase differences between two beams...
mirror mount
A mirror mount is a mechanical device used to secure and precisely position mirrors in optical systems. Mirrors are...
Taylor criterion
States that in interferometers in which the separation of the maxima is equal to the half-value width, a slight drop in...
etaloning
Etaloning is an optical phenomenon that occurs in imaging systems, particularly in devices such as spectrometers,...
grating beamsplitter
A grating beamsplitter is an optical device that utilizes the principles of diffraction to split a beam of light into...
phase
In optics and photonics, "phase" refers to a property of electromagnetic waves, such as light, that describes the position...
Mach-Zehnder interferometer
A Mach-Zehnder interferometer is an optical device used to measure the phase difference between two collimated beams of...
Lummer-Gehrcke plate
A high-resolution spectroscopic device commonly used in the early 20th century as a component of double-beam...
optical testing instrument
An optical testing instrument is a device or system used to evaluate and measure the performance, quality, and...
Fabry-Perot interferometer
A multiple-beam interferometer, usually consisting of two flat plates, with high reflective ability. The plates are set...

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