Sichtprüfinterferometer

English translation: visual inspection interferometer

09:22 May 19, 2005
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German term or phrase: Sichtprüfinterferometer
...an interferometer with which you check flatness visually. I tend to come up with "interferometer for..." - is there a more compact expression for this device? All suggestions welcome, thanks!
VerenaH (X)
Local time: 17:57
English translation:visual inspection interferometer
Explanation:
I suggest this, since Sichtprüfung is "visual inspection" (or possibly visual examination).
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Oliver Walter
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Thank you very much :-)
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Summary of answers provided
4visual inspection interferometer
Oliver Walter
4visual inspection interferometer
Colin Newberry
3optical interferometer
Elvira Stoianov
3interferometer for visual interpretation
Ingo Dierkschnieder
3interferometric flatness measurement
miccaela


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Sichtprüfinterferometer
optical interferometer


Explanation:
was my first instinct and there are lots of hits for this on google, but I would like confirmation from colleagues, if it's the same thing :)

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Note added at 13 mins (2005-05-19 09:35:47 GMT)
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I understand. In this case, I would suggest \"interferometer for visual inspection\". I\'m afraid you can\'t go around the \"for\" variant

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Note added at 14 mins (2005-05-19 09:36:32 GMT)
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like here:

Research on machine vision for automated visual inspection of cotton quality in textile industry.

http://www.siit.tu.ac.th/dirctory/ft_fac/prinya.html

Elvira Stoianov
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Sichtprüfinterferometer
interferometer for visual interpretation


Explanation:
I'm afraid there is probably no way around describing it. The interferometer on the following website is quite similar to the one in your text, and it's called interferometer for visual interpretation of flatness (quite a mouthful, I know).


    Reference: http://www.grahamoptical.com/2gr.html
Ingo Dierkschnieder
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Sichtprüfinterferometer
interferometric flatness measurement


Explanation:
other suggestions:
interferometric system/technique for flatness measurement/testing
or interferometric system to measur the surface profile of ...

e.g.
www.moeller-wedel-optical.com/ InterferometerVI/E_appl.htm
www.iop.org/EJ/abstract/0026-1394/38/3/6
www.rit.edu/~bekpph/Optics/8_Interference.html

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Sichtprüfinterferometer
visual inspection interferometer


Explanation:
I suggest this, since Sichtprüfung is "visual inspection" (or possibly visual examination).


    Reference: http://www.speerfiberoptics.com/zx-1.html
Oliver Walter
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Sichtprüfinterferometer
visual inspection interferometer


Explanation:
Why not? See LAMTECH.

Colin Newberry
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