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Michelson interferometer
Noun
An
optical
interferometer
that
uses
a
beam
splitter
to
split
a
light
source
into
two
arms,
each
of
which
is
reflected
back
toward
the
beam
splitter
which
then
combines
their
amplitudes
using
the
superposition
principle.
The
resulting
interference
pattern
is
typically
directed
to
a
photoelectric
detector
or
camera.
Japanese Meaning
ミケルソン干渉計：ビーム分割器を使用して光源を2つの経路に分割し、各経路で反射した光を再び結合して生じる干渉パターンを利用し、光の波長や干渉効果を検出する光学装置
Sense（1）
An
optical
interferometer
that
uses
a
beam
splitter
to
split
a
light
source
into
two
arms,
each
of
which
is
reflected
back
toward
the
beam
splitter
which
then
combines
their
amplitudes
using
the
superposition
principle.
The
resulting
interference
pattern
is
typically
directed
to
a
photoelectric
detector
or
camera.
（ plural ）
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An optical interferometer that uses a beam splitter to split a light source into two arms, each of which is reflected back toward the beam splitter which then combines their amplitudes using the superposition principle. The resulting interference pattern is typically directed to a photoelectric detector or camera.
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Michelson interferometer
We used a Michelson interferometer to detect nanometer-scale shifts in the cavity's optical path length.
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We used a Michelson interferometer to detect nanometer-scale shifts in the cavity's optical path length.
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