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Interferometry - Overview

In physics, interferometry is a family of techniques in which waves, usually electromagnetic waves, are superimposed causing the phenomenon of interference in order to extract information about the waves. Interferometry is used in radio astronomy, microscopy, infrared imaging, sonar and radar.

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Robert Call
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Physics 103

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