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INTERFERENCE FRINGE COUNTING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-05-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Lasers and Masers
- Optics
- Navigation Instruments
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- interference fringe counting
1, record 1, English, interference%20fringe%20counting
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fringe counting 2, record 1, English, fringe%20counting
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Laser gyro... One of [the] beams is folded back on the other, causing interference fringes to form on a readout detector. Interference fringes appear as alternate bright and dark bands which move either left or right as the gyro is rotated. By accumulating fringe counts (clockwise positive and counterclockwise negative), the total angle through which the instrument has been rotated is measured. 3, record 1, English, - interference%20fringe%20counting
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
interference fringes: (optics) A series of light and dark bands produced by interference of light waves. 4, record 1, English, - interference%20fringe%20counting
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Masers et lasers
- Optique
- Instruments de navigation
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- comptage des franges
1, record 1, French, comptage%20des%20franges
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- comptage des franges d'interférence 2, record 1, French, comptage%20des%20franges%20d%27interf%C3%A9rence
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Par rapport aux gyromètres mécaniques [...] le gyromètre laser présente une meilleure dynamique [...] due à la différence des phénomènes physiques pouvant donner lieu à saturation : comptage des franges dans le gyromètre laser, aimantation d'un matériau magnétique dans le cas du gyromètre mécanique; [...] 1, record 1, French, - comptage%20des%20franges
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Deux faisceaux de lumière monochromatique cohérente, issus d'un même laser, et parcourant des chemins optiques de même longueur, sont focalisés et croisés en un point où se forme alors un réseau de franges d'interférence. 3, record 1, French, - comptage%20des%20franges
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
frange d'interférence : Raies alternativement brillantes et sombres obtenues par l'interférence de radiations lumineuses. 4, record 1, French, - comptage%20des%20franges
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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