Michelson interferometer

E31561
interferometer optical instrument scientific apparatus

The Michelson interferometer is a precision optical instrument that splits and recombines light beams to measure extremely small differences in path length, widely used in fundamental physics experiments and metrology.

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Twyman–Green interferometer 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf interferometer ⓘ
optical instrument ⓘ
scientific apparatus ⓘ
fieldOfUse astronomy ⓘ
engineering ⓘ
fundamental physics ⓘ
metrology ⓘ
optics ⓘ
spectroscopy ⓘ
hasComponent beam splitter ⓘ
compensator plate ⓘ
fixed mirror ⓘ
light source ⓘ
moving mirror ⓘ
optical detector ⓘ
reference mirror ⓘ
hasVariant Fourier transform spectrometer ⓘ
Michelson interferometer self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Twyman–Green interferometer

fiber-based Michelson interferometer ⓘ
polarization Michelson interferometer ⓘ
white-light Michelson interferometer ⓘ
influenced design of gravitational-wave interferometers ⓘ
measures length standards ⓘ
optical path difference ⓘ
refractive index ⓘ
small displacements ⓘ
surface irregularities ⓘ
wavelength of light ⓘ
namedAfter Albert A. Michelson ⓘ
produces fringe pattern ⓘ
interference fringes ⓘ
requires coherent light source ⓘ
stable mechanical mounting ⓘ
typicalConfiguration L-shaped geometry ⓘ
two perpendicular arms ⓘ
usedIn alignment of optical components ⓘ
calibration of laser wavelengths ⓘ
testing of optical flats ⓘ
usedInExperiment Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy ⓘ
Michelson–Morley experiment ⓘ
astronomical interferometry ⓘ
determination of standard meter ⓘ
measurement of speed of light ⓘ
precision length calibration ⓘ
refractive index determination of gases ⓘ
surface metrology ⓘ
usesPhysicalPrinciple coherence of light ⓘ
interference of light ⓘ
superposition of waves ⓘ

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Albert A. Michelson → hasInstrument → Michelson interferometer ⓘ
Michelson interferometer → hasVariant → Michelson interferometer self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Twyman–Green interferometer
Albert A. Michelson → knownFor → Michelson interferometer ⓘ
Albert A. Michelson → notableWork → Michelson interferometer ⓘ
Michelson–Morley experiment → usedInstrument → Michelson interferometer ⓘ