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INTERFEROMETER ARM [1 record]

Record 1 2013-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Optics
  • Remote Sensing
CONT

The core of the instrument is a Michelson interferometer inserted in series within the camera optical design, which modulates the image intensity from total dark to total brightness depending on the optical path difference (OPD) between the two interferometer arms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Optique
  • Télédétection

Spanish

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