A scanning interferometer, containing no principal dispersive element, which first splits a beam into two or more components, then recombines these with a phase difference. The spectrum is obtained by a Fourier transformation of the output of the interferometer.
See also: multiplex spectrometer
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. 'Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2243 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122223)