Triple
T7151478
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Fourier transform spectrometer |
E166700
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entity |
| Predicate | mayUse |
P273
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sagnac interferometer
A Sagnac interferometer is an optical device that splits and recombines light traveling in opposite directions around a closed loop to measure rotation or phase shifts with high precision.
|
E646034
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Sagnac interferometer | Statement: [Fourier transform spectrometer, mayUse, Sagnac interferometer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sagnac interferometer Context triple: [Fourier transform spectrometer, mayUse, Sagnac interferometer]
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A.
Michelson interferometer
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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B.
Mach–Zehnder interferometer
The Mach–Zehnder interferometer is an optical device that splits and recombines light beams to produce interference patterns, widely used to demonstrate and study fundamental principles of quantum mechanics and wave interference.
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C.
Arago ring
The Arago ring is a faint, narrow planetary ring encircling Neptune, named after the French astronomer François Arago.
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D.
Fizeau experiment
The Fizeau experiment was a pioneering 19th-century physics experiment that measured the speed of light using a rotating toothed wheel and helped establish light’s finite velocity.
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E.
Kennedy–Thorndike experiment
The Kennedy–Thorndike experiment is a classic test of special relativity that examined the constancy of the speed of light using an interferometer with unequal arm lengths and varying laboratory velocity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Sagnac interferometer Triple: [Fourier transform spectrometer, mayUse, Sagnac interferometer]
Generated description
A Sagnac interferometer is an optical device that splits and recombines light traveling in opposite directions around a closed loop to measure rotation or phase shifts with high precision.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sagnac interferometer Target entity description: A Sagnac interferometer is an optical device that splits and recombines light traveling in opposite directions around a closed loop to measure rotation or phase shifts with high precision.
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A.
Michelson interferometer
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.
-
B.
Mach–Zehnder interferometer
The Mach–Zehnder interferometer is an optical device that splits and recombines light beams to produce interference patterns, widely used to demonstrate and study fundamental principles of quantum mechanics and wave interference.
-
C.
Arago ring
The Arago ring is a faint, narrow planetary ring encircling Neptune, named after the French astronomer François Arago.
-
D.
Fizeau experiment
The Fizeau experiment was a pioneering 19th-century physics experiment that measured the speed of light using a rotating toothed wheel and helped establish light’s finite velocity.
-
E.
Kennedy–Thorndike experiment
The Kennedy–Thorndike experiment is a classic test of special relativity that examined the constancy of the speed of light using an interferometer with unequal arm lengths and varying laboratory velocity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69c68886779c8190a8e3fbabffe68253 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6e7f3e4a88190a3110f2368262528 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:26 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7adad45208190a8e09173a4d26591 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:30 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c7aeb1c59c8190b02fcb731003ad31 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:34 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c7af2ad8a081909185cfd3a3d4e4d0 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:36 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:46 p.m.