Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A type of interferometer in which incoming light is repeatedly refracted and reflected between two surfaces into multiple beams that are then focused together, causing self-interference of the light.
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- noun An optical device containing parallel mirrors, used in
laser design to delay light.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The compact 40mm refractor telescope is been constructed with a special filter called etalon "and the internal blocking filters together removes all the harmful rays of the sun and passes only white light for safe viewing.
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With a larger beam expanding telescope and an additional etalon inside the cavity, the spectral width of the pulsed dye laser could be reduced to an unprecedented 0.0004 nm, and an additional external filter etalon soon permitted the first experiments on Doppler-free saturation spectroscopy of atomic resonance lines.
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An etalon is an optical interferometer in which a beam of light undergoes multiple reflections between two reflecting surfaces.
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An etalon is an optical interferometer in which a beam of light undergoes multiple reflections between two reflecting surfaces.
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An etalon is an optical interferometer in which a beam of light undergoes multiple reflections between two reflecting surfaces.
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An etalon is an optical interferometer in which a beam of light undergoes multiple reflections between two reflecting surfaces. and whose resulting optical transmission (or reflection) is periodic in wavelength.
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An etalon is an optical interferometer in which a beam of light undergoes multiple reflections between two reflecting surfaces. and whose resulting optical transmission (or reflection) is periodic in wavelength.
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An etalon is an optical interferometer in which a beam of light undergoes multiple reflections between two reflecting surfaces.
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An etalon is an optical interferometer in which a beam of light undergoes multiple reflections between two reflecting surfaces. and whose resulting optical transmission (or reflection) is periodic in wavelength.
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An etalon is an optical interferometer in which a beam of light undergoes multiple reflections between two reflecting surfaces. and whose resulting optical transmission (or reflection) is periodic in wavelength.
qms commented on the word etalon
A beam of bright light was once set upon
By ambushers with a sly etalon,
Their ingenious aim -
To make the beam lame
And harness the hitch in its get along.
September 21, 2018