Optical Interferometers and Its Applications in the Field of Medicine

A series of methods known as interferometry uses the phenomenon of interference which is typically caused by the superimposition of electromagnetic waves to gather information [1]. In the fields of astronomy, fibre optics, engineering metrology, optical metrology, oceanography, seismology, quantum mechanics, nuclear and particle physics, plasma physics, remote sensing, biomolecular interactions, surface profiling, microfluidics, mechanical stress/strain measurement, velocimetry, and optometry, interferometry is a valuable tool of investigation.[2]. Optical interferometry provides sensitive metrology capabilities for measuring biomolecules, subcellular components, cells, and tissues in biology and medicine