G02B 26/001
Based on interference in an adjustable optical cavity
Official title: {based on interference in an adjustable optical cavity (interference filters G02B5/28; devices or arrangements using multiple reflections in spectrometry or monochromators G01J3/26)}
G02B26/001 (Based on interference in an adjustable optical cavity) appears on 1,346 US grants and 1,651 published applications in this corpus.
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