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PCT No. PCT/AU91/00154 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 4, 1992 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 4, 1992 PCT Filed Apr. 23, 1991 PCT Pub. No. WO91/16597 PCT Pub. Date Oct. 31, 1991Apparatus and method for measuring a change in an energy path length are disclosed. One broad embodiment disclosed is an apparatus for measuring a change in an energy path length comprising an energy source (301) having means (302, 307) for emanating a first energy beam, substantially uncollimated, wherein at least a portion of the first energy beam is substantially coherent and having means (327) for coherently guiding a second energy beam to an energy interferometer, a coherent energy director (310), an energy collector (317), wherein the energy director (310) is operative associated with the means for emanating and the collector (317) thereby coherently directing at least a portion of the first energy beam from the means (302, 307) for emanating to the collector (317), wherein the collector (317) is operatively associated with the interferometer thereby coherently directing at least a portion of the collected first energy beam to the interferometer whereby the collected first energy beam interferes with the second energy beam thereby producing an output signal, means (333) for changing the energy path length of the first energy beam between the means (302, 307) for emanating and the director (310), the means (333) for changing being operatively associated with the first energy beam emanator, and a calculator (319) operatively associated with the interferometer to determine the change in the energy path length from a change in the output signal.
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