Etalon
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Etalon is a noun meaning An optical device containing parallel mirrors, used as a narrow band filter, often in laser design.
Meaning
An optical device containing parallel mirrors, used as a narrow band filter, often in laser design.
Example Sentences
The laser output will be composed of longitudinal modes that fall inside the transmission band of the etalon, hence a narrowing of the laser line width is observed.
The next step of this experiment is to compare the etalon m₁m₂ (shortest length) with the etalon m₃m₄ (the next one). For this two etalons are arranged side by side as shown in Fig. 7.13a.
It will be shown that the simple theory outlined in the preceding paragraph, which is applicable to single-plate etalons, can be used to predict the main features of the spectral curve of a multi element etalon.
Word Forms
- etalons
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