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Fabry-Pérot interferometer
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Fabry-Pérot interferometer [fä′brē pə′rō ‚int·ə·fə′räm·əd·ər]
(optics)
An interferometer having two parallel glass plates (whose separation of a few centimeters may be varied), silvered on their inner surfaces so that the incoming wave is multiply reflected between them and ultimately transmitted.


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The feedback loop incorporates a tuned Fabry-Perot etalon to provide a sharp optical frequency reference that maintains a high degree of absolute wavelength stability.
In August 2001, Spectra-Physics introduced a new line of miniature Fabry-Perot etalons to ensure optical wavelength accuracy and stability in telecommunications components.
 
 
 
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