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A delay line interferometer (DLI) can be a Mach–Zehnder interferometer or Michelson interferometer based on two-beam interference, in which one beam is
Delay_line_interferometer
Common configuration for optical interferometry
The Michelson interferometer is a common configuration for optical interferometry and was invented by the American physicist Albert Abraham Michelson in
Michelson_interferometer
end in fiber-optic communication networks. It is also known as delay line interferometer (DLI), or simply called DPSK demodulator. The DPSK decoding method
Optical_DPSK_demodulator
Measurement method using interference of waves
interferometry, interference is only achieved when the path length delays of the interferometer are matched within the coherence time of the light source. CSI
Interferometry
Type of data encoding
reverse polarity for '0'. The demodulator consists of a delay line interferometer which delays one bit, so two bits can be compared at one time. In further
Phase-shift_keying
Gravitational wave observatory site
The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) is a large-scale physics experiment and observatory designed to detect cosmic gravitational
LIGO
Quantum physics thought experiment
properties. In the delayed choice experiment, wave packets associated with the field propagate along both paths of the interferometer, but only one packet
Wheeler's delayed-choice experiment
Wheeler's_delayed-choice_experiment
Physics experiment
(physics) Delayed-choice quantum eraser Diffraction from slits Dual-polarization interferometry Elitzur–Vaidman bomb tester N-slit interferometer Matter
Double-slit_experiment
American astronomical observatory
telescope, and under construction is a ten-element optical interferometer. The MRO Interferometer is an international scientific collaboration between New
Magdalena_Ridge_Observatory
Topics referred to by the same term
Durham Light Infantry, UK Donor lymphocyte infusion, immunotherapy Delay line interferometer Digital Library of India Department of Land Information, Western
DLI
European space mission to measure gravitational waves
The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) is a planned European space mission to detect and measure gravitational waves—slight ripples in the fabric
Laser Interferometer Space Antenna
Laser_Interferometer_Space_Antenna
Relativistic effect due to rotation
Sagnac effect manifests itself in a setup called a ring interferometer or Sagnac interferometer. A beam of light is split and the two beams are made to
Sagnac_effect
Potential for two waves to interfere
itself that is delayed by time τ {\displaystyle \tau } . A detector measures the time-averaged intensity of the light exiting the interferometer. The resulting
Coherence_(physics)
Optical interferometer
In optics, a Gires–Tournois etalon (also known as Gires–Tournois interferometer) is a transparent plate with two reflecting surfaces, one of which has
Gires–Tournois_etalon
US Navy astronomical interferometer
The Navy Precision Optical Interferometer (NPOI) is an American astronomical interferometer, with the world's largest baselines, operated by the Naval
Navy Precision Optical Interferometer
Navy_Precision_Optical_Interferometer
seven big telescopes on top of Mauna Kea, Hawaiʻi Big Island, in an interferometer configuration. Mauna Kea is a former volcano whose height is 13,600 ft
Ohana_project
Telescope in the Atacama Desert, Chile
fringe tracking and the performance of the main delay lines. Note that this only applies to the interferometer and not other instruments on Paranal. In 2005
Very_Large_Telescope
Autocorrelation functions realized in optics
Michelson interferometer. The detector is illuminated by the input electric field E ( t ) {\displaystyle E(t)} coming from one arm, and by the delayed replica
Optical_autocorrelation
Arrangement of mirrors
light. They are also used in optical parametric oscillators and some interferometers. Light confined in the cavity reflects multiple times, producing modes
Optical_cavity
Astronomical observatory in Los Angeles County, California, US
which became fully operational in 2004 and was the largest optical interferometer in the world at its completion. Due to the inversion layer that traps
Mount_Wilson_Observatory
Physics experiment in quantum mechanics
cancellation. It is important to keep in mind however that the illustrated interferometer effects apply only to a single photon in a pure state. When dealing
Delayed-choice_quantum_eraser
Aspect of relativity in physics
Telescope, is under development. A space-based observatory, the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA), is also being developed by the European Space
Gravitational_wave
Spectroscopy based on time- or space-domain data
movable mirror, which introduces a time delay—the Fourier-transform spectrometer is just a Michelson interferometer with a movable mirror. The beams interfere
Fourier-transform spectroscopy
Fourier-transform_spectroscopy
Phenomenon resulting from the superposition of two waves
double-slit experiment, laser speckle, anti-reflective coatings and interferometers. In addition to the classical wave model for understanding optical
Wave_interference
Observable quantity in imaging astronomical interferometry
technique for obtaining information about visibility phases in an interferometer when delay errors are present. Although his initial laboratory measurements
Closure_phase
Imaging systems using changes in phase
Engineering of Cornell University, New York. They presented a crystal interferometer, made from a large and highly perfect single crystal. Not less than
Phase-contrast_X-ray_imaging
light. Interference will only be achieved when the path length delays of the interferometer are matched within the coherence time of the light source. VSI
White_light_scanner
Comparing widely separated telescope wavefronts
distance from the radio source, and as with the short baseline radio interferometer the delays incurred by the extra distance to one antenna must be added artificially
Very-long-baseline interferometry
Very-long-baseline_interferometry
Effort to find civilizations not from Earth
is designed to allow multiple observers simultaneous access to the interferometer output at the same time. Typically, the ATA snapshot imager (used for
Search for extraterrestrial intelligence
Search_for_extraterrestrial_intelligence
Speed of electromagnetic waves in vacuum
speed of light, first by cavity resonance techniques and later by laser interferometer techniques. These were aided by new, more precise, definitions of the
Speed_of_light
Large observatory in the 8–33 MHz band
shifters consisting of switchable delay lines. The telescope is a part of the URAN (Ukrainian Radio Interferometer of NASU) decametric VLBI system, which
Ukrainian T-shaped Radio telescope, second modification
Ukrainian_T-shaped_Radio_telescope,_second_modification
Signal processing filter
analogous to the z domain. Analog circuits use some form of analog delay line for the delay element. Continuous-time implementations share all the properties
Comb_filter
Quantum states light can be in
quantities in laser interferometers, such as in Sagnac interferometers measuring rotation changes and in Michelson interferometers observing gravitational
Squeezed_states_of_light
background polarization or by a proposed space-based gravitational-wave interferometer called the Big Bang Observer. Other tests at high redshift are constraints
Tests_of_general_relativity
Technology used to provide broadband to the end consumer via fiber
limiters, optical connects, route diversity, polarization diversity, interferometers, and coherent communication. WDMs are optical components in which power
Passive_optical_network
European optical space observatory for astrometry
"Gaia" was originally derived as an acronym for Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics. This reflected the optical technique of interferometry
Gaia_(spacecraft)
66-telescope radio observatory in Chile
Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is an astronomical interferometer of 66 radio telescopes in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile, which
Atacama Large Millimeter Array
Atacama_Large_Millimeter_Array
Hypothetical FTL transportation by warping space
to White, a modified Michelson–Morley interferometer could test the idea: one of the legs of the interferometer would appear to have a slightly different
Alcubierre_drive
Restricted model of non-universal quantum computation
probability distribution of identical bosons scattered by a linear interferometer. Although the problem is well defined for any bosonic particles, its
Boson_sampling
Two interrelated physics theories by Albert Einstein
to the Earth. Michelson designed an instrument called the Michelson interferometer to accomplish this. The apparatus was sufficiently accurate to detect
Theory_of_relativity
Former radio telescope in Puerto Rico, United States
observations of near-Earth asteroid 4769 Castalia yielded a sequence of delay–Doppler images showing two lobes in contact, providing the first observation
Arecibo_Telescope
Gravitational-wave signal detected in 2017
required combining data from the three interferometers, but this was delayed by two problems. The Virgo data were delayed by a data transmission problem, and
GW170817
Concept in quantum mechanics
simple example of these "which way" experiments uses a Mach–Zehnder interferometer, a device based on lasers and mirrors sketched below. A laser beam along
Wave–particle_duality
Formula for spectral line wavelengths in alkali metals
atomic physics, the Rydberg formula calculates the wavelengths of a spectral line in many chemical elements. The formula was primarily presented as a generalization
Rydberg_formula
femtosecond pulse measurement: electronics speed limitations. Michelson interferometer can be regarded as direct space-to-time pulse shaper since position
Femtosecond_pulse_shaping
Decommissioned radio telescope in Hawaii, US
antennas. Three of these Leighton antennas were to be used as a mm-wave interferometer to be sited at OVRO, and the fourth was to be used as a single submillimeter
Caltech Submillimeter Observatory
Caltech_Submillimeter_Observatory
Pulse that is substantially slowed to less than the speed of light
to control delays in optical networks, permitting more orderly traffic flow. In addition, slow light can be used to build interferometers that are far
Slow_light
Apparent faster-than-light motion of distant astronomical objects
potential of the NASA tracking antennas for VLBI measurements and set up an interferometer operating between California and Australia. The change in the source
Superluminal_motion
wave Extratropical cyclone Extremely low frequency F wave Fabry–Pérot interferometer Faraday wave Fetch (geography) Fourier series Fraunhofer diffraction
Index_of_wave_articles
British-Australian astronomer (1922–1993)
electronics and the ideas that would help him later to build a sea-cliff interferometer. As World War 2 ended in 1945, HMS Unicorn shuttled cargo and personnel
John_Gatenby_Bolton
Astrophysical phenomenon
Travaglio, C.; Thielemann, F.-K. (2010). "Nucleosynthesis in Two-Dimensional Delayed Detonation Models of Type Ia Supernova Explosions". The Astrophysical Journal
Supernova
Branch of physics seeking to explain chaotic dynamical systems in terms of quantum theory
Experiments Bell test Davisson–Germer Delayed-choice quantum eraser Double-slit Franck–Hertz Mach–Zehnder interferometer Elitzur–Vaidman Popper Quantum eraser
Quantum_chaos
Radio telescope in Hawaii, US
Observatory next to it to form the first submillimetre astronomical interferometer. This success was important driving the construction of the later Submillimeter
James_Clerk_Maxwell_Telescope
American physicist, writer, and Nobel Laureate (born 1940)
on Earth. These "signatures" are of great relevance to LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory), a multi-institution gravitational wave
Kip_Thorne
Active galactic nucleus (AGN) containing a supermassive black hole
visible object. Using small telescopes and the Lovell Telescope as an interferometer, they were shown to have a very small angular size. By 1960, hundreds
Quasar
Trace radiation from the early universe
next three years, including the Very Small Array, Degree Angular Scale Interferometer (DASI), and the Cosmic Background Imager (CBI). DASI made the first
Cosmic_microwave_background
Interpretation of quantum mechanics
this extreme view, viewing splitting as decoherence driven and local, in line with other modern commentators. "Whether you can observe a thing or not depends
Many-worlds_interpretation
Device which holds a mirror
Such sophisticated mounts are often required for lasers, interferometers, and optical delay lines. The most common type of mirror mount is the kinematic
Mirror_mount
Imaging technique
the interferometer, and the frequency of this modulation is controlled by the speed of scanning. Therefore, translating one arm of the interferometer has
Optical_coherence_tomography
Atmospheric-pressure laser ionization Atom interferometer Atom laser Atom probe Atomic clock Atomic coherence Atomic fountain Atomic line filter Atomic ratio Atomic spectroscopy
List_of_laser_articles
English musician (born 1947)
spectroscopy and doppler spectroscopy of zodiacal light using a Fabry–Pérot interferometer based at the Teide Observatory in Tenerife. His research was initially
Brian_May
Contraction of length in the direction of propagation in Minkowski space
special relativity its explanation is as follows: In its rest frame the interferometer can be regarded as at rest in accordance with the relativity principle
Length_contraction
Technique for amplifying ultrashort laser pulses
Zubarev, I G; Mironov, A B; Michailov, S I; Okulov, A Yu (1980). "Laser interferometer with wavefront reversing mirrors". Sov. Phys. JETP. 52 (5): 847. Bibcode:1980ZhETF
Chirped_pulse_amplification
Fifth planet from the Sun
"Helium in Jupiter's atmosphere: Results from the Galileo probe Helium Interferometer Experiment". Journal of Geophysical Research. 103 (E10): 22815–22829
Jupiter
Interference effect of two photons
being detected in a different detector will increase. In this way, the interferometer coincidence signal can accurately measure bandwidth, path lengths, and
Hong–Ou–Mandel_effect
Attraction of masses and energy
annular shapes called Einstein rings. In October 2017, the LIGO and Virgo interferometer detectors received gravitational wave signals 2 seconds before gamma
Gravity
Speculative feature of the early universe
earthbound Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and especially the space-based gravitational wave detector Laser Interferometer Space Antenna
Cosmic_string
Fringe hypothesis
about a second, demonstrates that there is a delay while modelling occurs in the brain and that this delay was discovered by Libet. These slow illusions
Quantum_mind
Device that converts sound into an electrical signal
enforcement. A subtype of fiber-optic microphone uses a Fabry-Pérot interferometer as the sensing element. In these sensors, two partially reflective mirrors
Microphone
Physical model of propagating energy
self-interference of a single photon. When a low intensity light is sent through an interferometer it will be detected by a photomultiplier or other sensitive detector
Electromagnetic_radiation
Device to reflect radiation back to its source
3390/rs11192282. Schwarz, Oliver (2016-01-21). "GRACE FO Laser Ranging Interferometer". SpaceTech GmbH. Archived from the original on 2019-12-06. Retrieved
Retroreflector
Theory of interwoven space and time by Albert Einstein
(1979). "Sensitivity analysis of the Sagnac-effect optical-fiber ring interferometer". Applied Optics. 18 (6): 915–931. Bibcode:1979ApOpt..18..915L. doi:10
Special_relativity
Electrical circuit detecting phase difference
difference between the signals. In optics phase detectors are also known as interferometers. For pulsed (amplitude modulated) light, it is said to measure the
Phase_detector
American physicist (1932–2025)
member of the Fermilab Holometer experiment, which uses a 40m laser interferometer to measure properties of space and time at quantum scale and provide
Rainer_Weiss
Extremely flat piece of optical-grade glass
mirrors or optical windows for special purposes, such as in a Fabry–Pérot interferometer or laser cavity. Optical flats have uses in spectrophotometry as well
Optical_flat
Foundational principle in quantum physics
beam-splitter) and the energy is given by the number of photons used in an interferometer. Although some claim to have broken the Heisenberg limit, this reflects
Uncertainty_principle
Coherence time Collimated light Color Colorimetry Color science Common-path interferometer Confocal Confocal laser scanning microscopy Concave lens Concave mirror
Index_of_optics_articles
Range of physical processes in physics
Electrophoretic light scattering Extinction Haag–Ruelle scattering theory Kikuchi line Levinson's theorem Light scattering by particles Linewidth Mie scattering
Scattering
Technique in quantum optics
Hanbury Brown, R.; Twiss, R. Q. (1956). "A test of a new type of stellar interferometer on sirius". Nature. 175 (4541): 1046–1048. Bibcode:1956Natur.178.1046H
Single-photon_source
Digital imaging circuit since 1970
describing the concept in April 1970 listed possible uses as memory, a delay line, and an imaging device. The device could also be used as a shift register
Charge-coupled_device
Private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
MRI scans into 3D printed physical models. Beginning in 1980, Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) was designed and constructed by
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
Demographic of Americans
prestigious Optical Society of America for the invention of the N-slit laser interferometer. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa is the director of the Pituitary Surgery
Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans
E and B modes (Polarisation)
the temperature of the universe is in the range of 1-30MeV - but then is delayed due to reasons of high entropy of the universe, i.e. the high value for
Polarization_(cosmology)
Retrieved 8 February 2025. Williams, Nia (2 May 2024). "Canada's long-delayed Trans Mountain oil pipeline starts operations". Reuters. "Top 100: Canada's
List_of_megaprojects
three solar masses radiated away as gravitational waves. The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) detected the gravitational waves
History_of_black_hole_physics
Property in optics
Szabó, G. (1990). "Group refractive index measurement by Michelson interferometer". Optics Communications. 78 (2): 109–112. Bibcode:1990OptCo..78..109B
Refractive_index
Spanish civil engineer (1852–1936)
Manuel Martínez Risco [es] requested a Michelson-type variable-distance interferometer; Juan Negrín acquired a stalagmometer; and Santiago Ramón y Cajal commissioned
Leonardo_Torres_Quevedo
Hypothesis that inertial and gravitational masses are equivalent
on General Relativity "...Physicists in Germany have used an atomic interferometer to perform the most accurate ever test of the equivalence principle
Equivalence_principle
Branch of physics that studies light
precise determinations of distances or angular resolutions. The Michelson interferometer was a famous instrument which used interference effects to accurately
Optics
Non-mathematical introduction
1039/C3CP51500A. PMID 23900710. S2CID 3944699. [I]n a three-grating interferometer... We observe high-contrast quantum fringe patterns of molecules...
Introduction to quantum mechanics
Introduction_to_quantum_mechanics
Theory of gravitation as curved spacetime
Lämmerzahl, C.; Everitt, C. W. F.; Hehl, F. W. (eds.), Gyros, Clocks, and Interferometers: Testing Relativistic Gravity in Space (Lecture Notes in Physics 562)
General_relativity
Mixed-use commercial complex in Holmdel, New Jersey
region, marking the first detection of an astronomical source by an interferometer. In subsequent years, radio astronomy and similar research was moved
Bell_Labs_Holmdel_Complex
NASA decadal survey mission
Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) and Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI), and imagers such as the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer
CLARREO
Interaction of a quantum system with a classical observer
that, in modern language, only one photon would be illuminating the interferometer slits at a time. He recorded the interference patterns on photographic
Measurement in quantum mechanics
Measurement_in_quantum_mechanics
Attack helicopter series of the British Army
carried an AN/APG-78 Longbow fire-control radar (FCR) and Radar Frequency Interferometer (RFI), providing an integrated surveillance and attack system. The 'Longbow'
AgustaWestland_Apache
British surface-to-air missile system
using the nose intake cone and four aerials around the intake as an interferometer aerial, with targets being identified by a Type 1022 surveillance radar
Sea_Dart
Defunct American nuclear production site
It was shut down in 2009. The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) is an interferometer searching for gravitational waves. The
Hanford_Site
1922 physical experiment demonstrating that atomic spin is quantized
(2019-07-23). "Analysis of a high-stability Stern–Gerlach spatial fringe interferometer". New Journal of Physics. 21 (7): 073040. Bibcode:2019NJPh...21g3040M
Stern–Gerlach_experiment
Way to produce very short laser bursts
bandwidth, determined by the Q factor of the cavity (see Fabry–Pérot interferometer), is much smaller than the intermode frequency separation. In a simple
Mode_locking
List of largest planets by size
(March 15, 2003). "A family portrait of the Alpha Centauri system: VLT interferometer studies the nearest stars with its hue shifted toward red-yellow". European
List_of_largest_exoplanets
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Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name LINH means "spring."
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name LIEN means "lotus flower."
Female
Swedish
 Short form of Swedish Linnéa, LINN means "twin flower." Compare with other forms of Linn.
Male
Native American
Native American Miwok name LISE means "salmon head rising above water." Compare with feminine Lise.
Female
Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of German Liese, LISE means "God is my oath."Â Compare with masculine Lise.
Female
English
 Variant spelling of English Aileen, ALINE means "little Eve." Compare with another form of Aline.
Female
German
 Short form of German Helene, possibly LENE means "torch." Compare with another form of Lene.
Male
Italian
Italian and Spanish form of Latin Linus, LINO means either "a cry of grief"Â or "flax, linen."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the medieval female personal name Line, a reduced form of Cateline (see Catlin) and of various other names, such as Emmeline and Adeline, containing the Anglo-Norman French diminutive suffix -line (originally a double diminutive, composed of the elements -el and -in).French (Liné) : metonymic occupational name for a linen weaver or a linen merchant, from an Old French adjective liné ‘made of linen’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metronymic from Line.
Female
French
 Contracted form of French Adeline, ALINE means "little noble." Compare with another form of Aline.
Female
English
Short form of French Éliane, LIANE means "sun."Â
Female
French
French feminine form of Roman Cælinus, CÉLINE means "heaven."
Female
English
 English short form of Latin Linnaea, LINN means "twin flower." Compare with other forms of Linn.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a dresser of flax, from Middle English lynet, lynt ‘flax’.Dutch : from a short form of a Germanic name formed with lind (see Linde 1).Dutch : metonymic occupational name for a linen weaver or merchant.
Female
Yiddish
 Yiddish name derived from the word bin(e), BINE means "bee." Compare with other forms of Bine.
Male
Hebrew
 Variant spelling of Hebrew Delayah, DELAYA means "God has drawn."
Female
Welsh
 Welsh name LINN means "lake" or "waterfall." Compare with other forms of Linn.
Girl/Female
English
Path; roadway.Lane and Laine.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Lind 2 and Line 1.Irish : variant of Lane 2.Scottish : habitational name from places so named in Ayrshire, Peebles-shire, and Wigtownshire.
DELAY LINE-INTERFEROMETER
DELAY LINE-INTERFEROMETER
Girl/Female
Afghan, Arabic, Australian, Christian, Czech, Czechoslovakian, German, Indian, Muslim, Polish
Heaven; Variant of John; Garden; Paradise
Boy/Male
Muslim
Wide. Spacious.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Doorman; Janitor; Bailiff; Eyebrow; Edge; Covering
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Krishna
Male
English
Meadow of Birch Trees
Boy/Male
Muslim
Ploughman, Cultivator, Friend
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Name of a Persian King
Boy/Male
British, English
Variant of Ananias
DELAY LINE-INTERFEROMETER
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pl.
of Delay
v. t.
To read or repeat line by line; as, to line out a hymn.
n.
Direction; as, the line of sight or vision.
n.
Anything doubled and closed like a link; as, a link of horsehair.
v. i.
To pass gradually from a sound, prosperous, or perfect state, to one of imperfection, adversity, or dissolution; to waste away; to decline; to fail; to become weak, corrupt, or disintegrated; to rot; to perish; as, a tree decays; fortunes decay; hopes decay.
superl.
Made of fine materials; light; delicate; as, fine linen or silk.
n.
One who lines, as, a liner of shoes.
v. t.
To lay again; to lay a second time; as, to relay a pavement.
n.
A measuring line or cord.
v. t.
To cause to decay; to impair.
n.
Gradual failure of health, strength, soundness, prosperity, or of any species of excellence or perfection; tendency toward dissolution or extinction; corruption; rottenness; decline; deterioration; as, the decay of the body; the decay of virtue; the decay of the Roman empire; a castle in decay.
v. t.
To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines; as, to line a copy book.
a.
To change by fine gradations; as (Naut.), to fine down a ship's lines, to diminish her lines gradually.
n.
The equator; -- usually called the line, or equinoctial line; as, to cross the line.
n.
Cause of decay.
n.
A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; as, the ascending or descending line; the line of descent; the male line; a line of kings.
n.
Flax; linen.
n.
A linen thread or string; a slender, strong cord; also, a cord of any thickness; a rope; a hawser; as, a fishing line; a line for snaring birds; a clothesline; a towline.
n.
A supply of horses placced at stations to be in readiness to relieve others, so that a trveler may proceed without delay.
v. t.
To form into a line; to align; as, to line troops.