shearing interferometer

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shearing interferometer [′shir·iŋ ‚in·tər·fə′räm·əd·ər]

(optics)

An interferometer in which a wavefront is interfered with a version of itself that has been modified in some manner; includes lateral shear interferometers and radial shear interferometers.

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