Which limitation arises when using incoherent-illumination white-light interferometry for precision distance measurements?

💡 Explanation

The unambiguous measurement range decreases because the coherence vanishes beyond the coherence length. White light exhibits low temporal coherence; therefore, the interference fringes wash out quickly, rather than providing many wavelengths of clear constructive/destructive signals.

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