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interferometer
Any instrument designed for producing and studying interference of two or more trains of waves or beams of electromagnetic radiation of the same range of wavelengths. Usually denotes an optical interferometer that separates a beam of light into two or more parts that travel in different paths and are then combined together to produce interference fringes.
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