Order of Interference

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order of interference [′ȯrd·ər əv ‚in·tər′fir·əns]

(optics)

The difference in the number of wavelengths along the paths of two constructively interfering rays of light.

the path difference of interfering light rays divided by the light’s wavelength. The orders of interference considered most often are those equal to integers—that is, where the path difference is an integral number of wavelengths—because the interference effect is strongest in such cases. If the rays are reflected by a surface in their path, the resulting phase difference, divided by 2π, is included in the order of interference.

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