Fizeau interferometer

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf interferometer
gptkbp:category scientific instrument
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1851
gptkbp:hasComponent detector
lighthouse
Directional coupler
reference surface
test surface
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fizeau interferometer
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Hippolyte_Fizeau
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Hippolyte_Fizeau
gptkbp:operates interference of light
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Twyman–Green_interferometer
gptkb:Michelson_interferometer
gptkbp:usedFor measuring refractive index
testing optical components
measuring surface flatness
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:optics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hippolyte_Fizeau
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7