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Meaning of Michelson interferometer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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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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B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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