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		| Paper: | 
		The Future Development of Ground-based Optical/IR Interferometry | 
	 
	
		| Volume: | 
		340, Future Directions in High Resolution Astronomy: The 10th Anniversary of the VLBA | 
	 
	
		| Page: | 
		619 | 
	 
	
		| Authors: | 
		Haniff, C. | 
	 
	
	
		| Abstract: | 
		The close analogies between optical/IR synthesis arrays and the VLBA suggest that the development of optical/IR interferometry may follow a similar path, i.e. from an initial phase of experimental projects to the delivery of general purpose facilities. In this paper I summarise the relevant similarities between the radio and optical/IR regimes, review the status and potential prospects for optical/IR interferometry in the near-to-mid-term, and present some hopefully informed "guesses" as to how the field will develop over the next 10 years. | 
	 
	
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