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Definition of Etalon
1. Noun. an optical device containing parallel mirrors, used in laser design to delay light ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Etalon
1. an optical instrument [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Etalon
Literary usage of Etalon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Physical Optics by Robert Williams Wood (1914)
"etalon I. was now moved back until C came into coincidence with the reference
plane R' ... The second etalon was then compared with the third, and so on, ..."
2. Precision Spectroscopy, Diode Lasers, and Optical Frequency Measur edited by Leo Hollberg (2000)
"The lower half of the figure shows the thick etalon's transmission function
relative to the longitudinal mode spacing (c/L with L = cavity round-trip ..."
3. Physical Optics by Robert Williams Wood (1914)
"etalon I. was now moved back until C came into coincidence with the reference
plane R' ... The second etalon was then compared with the third, and so on, ..."
4. Precision Spectroscopy, Diode Lasers, and Optical Frequency Measur edited by Leo Hollberg (2000)
"The lower half of the figure shows the thick etalon's transmission function
relative to the longitudinal mode spacing (c/L with L = cavity round-trip ..."
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