Pérot–Fabry interferometer

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific instrument
interferometer
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Fabry–Pérot_etalon
gptkbp:application gptkb:astronomy
telecommunications
laser cavity
gptkbp:category astronomer
scientific instrument
gptkbp:consistsOf two parallel reflecting surfaces
gptkbp:field gptkb:optics
physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pérot–Fabry interferometer
gptkbp:introducedIn 1899
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Alfred_Pérot
gptkb:Charles_Fabry
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Alfred_Pérot
gptkb:Charles_Fabry
gptkbp:operates constructive and destructive interference
gptkbp:principle multiple-beam interference
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Michelson_interferometer
etalon
gptkbp:usedFor high-resolution spectroscopy
measuring wavelength of light
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alfred_Pérot
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7