etalon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An optical device containing parallel mirrors, used as a narrow band filter, often in laser design.

Word forms

etalon etalons

Etymology

From French étalon (“measuring gauge, standard”).

Synonyms

Fabry-Pérot interferometer

Related words

étalon language

Derived words

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