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A polished surface is examined using a Michelson interferometer with the polished surface...

A polished surface is examined using a Michelson interferometer with the polished surface replacing one of the mirrors. A fringe pattern characterizing the surface contour is observed using He-Ne light of wavelength 632.8 nm. Fringe distortion over the surface is found to be less than one- fourth the fringe separation at any point. What is the maximum depth of polishing defects on the surface?

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