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Interference Fringe (Noun)

Meaning

One of the light or dark bands produced by the interference and diffraction of light.

Classification

Nouns denoting natural phenomena.

Examples

  • The formation of an interference fringe is a result of the interaction between light waves and a surface or medium with varying refractive indices.
  • In optics, the study of interference fringe patterns is used to investigate the properties of materials and the behavior of light as it passes through different media.
  • The characteristic shapes and colors of the interference fringe formed by a soap bubble are an example of thin-film interference.
  • The high-resolution image of the interference fringe produced by the laser interferometer aided the engineers in analyzing the surface topography.
  • The resulting interference fringe pattern on the screen helped the physicist to calculate the wavelength of the light used in the experiment.

Synonyms

  • Fringe

Hypernyms

  • Optical Phenomenon
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