Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
interferometer
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| gptkbp:category |
astronomer
scientific instrument |
| gptkbp:component |
detector
mirror Directional coupler compensator plate |
| gptkbp:field |
gptkb:optics
physics |
| gptkbp:firstDemonstrated |
1881
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Michelson interferometer
|
| gptkbp:inventedBy |
gptkb:Albert_A._Michelson
|
| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Albert_A._Michelson
|
| gptkbp:notableMission |
gptkb:LIGO_gravitational_wave_detection
gptkb:Michelson–Morley_experiment |
| gptkbp:operates |
recombining light beams to produce interference
splitting a beam of light into two paths |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Fabry–Pérot_interferometer
gptkb:Twyman–Green_interferometer gptkb:LIGO |
| gptkbp:usedFor |
measuring refractive index
detecting gravitational waves measuring small distances measuring the wavelength of light |
| gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:Michelson–Morley_experiment
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Albert_A._Michelson
gptkb:GEO600 |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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