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it is interference produced from light entering an inclined plate , it is used to measure small distances, the distance can be measured using the equation:

(delta) x= lambda/2 alpha

Alpha is the angle between the inclined plate and the horizontal surface, x is the distance from the point of contact to the spacer inclining the plate, y is the distance being measured.

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