Interphase Cloak

Interphase Cloak is a form of cloaking technology far superior to previous forms.  Unlike a normal cloaking device, interphasic cloak does not simply hide the user from sensors.  Instead, the interphase generator moves the entire ship (and anything else within the field) slightly out of phase with normal matter.  This has two results:   First, the ship is completely invisible both visually and on sensors.   Second, the ship can pass through solid matter and even energy.
The second benefit is where the true power of the interphase cloak lies.  Because the ship can pass through other objects and energy fields, it can pass undetected through detection grids and even other starships and stations.   On at least one occasion, an interphase-cloaked Romulan ship has extracted an operative from a fully-armed Federation Starbase.   Some rumors have even spread of the larger Romulan ships using their cloaks to capture enemy vessels by decloaking around the target, disabling it, and then re-engaging the cloak.
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