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Which risk increases when imperfect alignment affects a Michelson interferometer?

A)Reduced fringe visibility occurs
B)Increased constructive interference appears
C)Wavelength shifts emerge spontaneously
D)Beam focusing improves unexpectedly

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Reduced fringe visibility occurs because unequal path lengths cause destructive interference; this arises from imperfect alignment reducing modulation depth. Therefore, fringe contrast decreases, rather than improvements in focusing or wavelength shifts, because differing optical paths cancel each other locally.

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