Fiber Optic Interferometric Devices
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چکیده
Fiber optic interferometry can be broadly explained as the techniques that utilize the fundamental principles of optical interference to measure physical sample properties or detect changes via sensing systems that are partially or completely realized using fiber optic components. While the field of optical interference dates back to second half of seventeenth century, the advent of fiber optic interferometry technology is rather recent as it stemmed out of advances in the fiber optics in late 1970’s and early 1980’s. In the next two sections, we will briefly review the major advancements made in the field of optical interferometry and fiber optic interferometric devices.
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