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An '''Interphase generator''' (also known as a molecular phase inverter) is a device that can alter the structure of normal [[matter]], putting it out of phase with normal matter. Matter that has been "phased" can no longer make physical contact with normal matter. However "phased" matter can make physical contact with "phased" matter that has the same phase variance. Phased matter is also unaffected by external energy sources such as heat, allowing a phased object to be able to, in theory, go inside a planet.
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An '''Interphase generator''' is an experimental cloaking technology similar to an [[interphase cloaking device]]. It was made by combining a [[molecular phase inverter]] with a [[cloaking device]]. Matter exposed to the interphase generator would both be phased and cloaked, making it both undetectable to sensors and out of phase with normal matter, allowing the subjected matter to pass through normal matter. The [[Romulan Empire]] developed a prototype Interphase generator in [[2368]] and tried a [[Romulan scoutship|scoutship]] with such a device. The test had mixed success - Starfleet officers [[Geordi La Forge]] and [[Ro Laren]] and Romulan officer [[Parem]] were phased and cloaked but the generator failed, severely damaging the ship and releasing [[chroniton]] particles.
   
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Three different powers, the [[Klingon Empire]], the [[Romulan Empire]], and the [[Federation]] (with the latter being done illegally) attempted to combine an interphase generator with a [[cloaking device]], creating an [[interphase cloaking device]] (which would have provided a substantial tactical advantage), all with limited success. ([[TNG]]: "[[The Next Phase]]" and "[[The Pegasus]]")
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Several years prior to 2368, the [[Klingon Empire]] attempted to develop their own interphase generator technology. However, the development never got out of its preliminary stages due to several accidents. ([[TNG]]: "[[The Next Phase]]" and "[[The Pegasus]]")

Revision as of 21:41, 24 April 2005

An Interphase generator is an experimental cloaking technology similar to an interphase cloaking device. It was made by combining a molecular phase inverter with a cloaking device. Matter exposed to the interphase generator would both be phased and cloaked, making it both undetectable to sensors and out of phase with normal matter, allowing the subjected matter to pass through normal matter. The Romulan Empire developed a prototype Interphase generator in 2368 and tried a scoutship with such a device. The test had mixed success - Starfleet officers Geordi La Forge and Ro Laren and Romulan officer Parem were phased and cloaked but the generator failed, severely damaging the ship and releasing chroniton particles.

Several years prior to 2368, the Klingon Empire attempted to develop their own interphase generator technology. However, the development never got out of its preliminary stages due to several accidents. (TNG: "The Next Phase" and "The Pegasus")

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