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interferometer 1. Instrument designed to measure the wavelength of light, the refractive index of a medium, as well as the flatness, thickness, the quality of optical surfaces, etc. The interferometer is based on the phenomenon of interference between two coherent beams of light. 2. Name given to several types of clinical maxwellian view system used to measure visual acuity. See clinical maxwellian view system. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The process, called interferometric synthetic aperture microscopy, doesn't simply try to sharpen the out-of-focus parts of a typical picture. Scientists now are able to use GPS technology and InSAR, or Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar, to identify areas of stress and better track what happens before, during and after an earthquake. Figure 11 shows the first of the laser interferometric absolute gravimeters, which was developed as part of the Ph. |
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