Photonics Dictionary Definitions, Abbreviations, Illustrations, Terms listing by the letter M (Items 1 thru 40)

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electron rest mass

micro-

µm

micron

mass; meter; milli-

mega; magnification

milliampere

Maldi

matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization

MAN

metropolitan area network

MAP

Manufacturing Automation Protocol; measurement assurance program

MAR

malfunction array radar

MARS

magnetic array system

mAs

milliampere-second

maser

microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation

MAU

media access unit

max

maximum

megabyte

megabit

MB/s

megabytes per second

Mb/s

megabits per second

MBE

molecular beam epitaxy

megacycles

Mc/s

megacycles per second

MCA

microchannel analyzer

mcd

millicandela

MCF

mutual coherence function

MCM

modulation contrast microscopy; multichip module

MCP

microchannel plate

Mcps

megacycles per second

MCT

mercury cadmium telluride

MCVD

modified chemical vapor deposition

MCZ

magnetic Czochralski process

MDL

minimum detection limit

MDM

metal-dielectric multilayer

med

medium

MEL

many-element laser; maximum excess loss

MEMS

microelectromechanical systems

MERA

molecular electronics for radar applications

MeV

mega-electronvolt

meV

milli-electronvolt

millifarad

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camera - A light-tight box that receives light from an object or scene and focuses it to form an image on a light-sensitive material or a detector. The camera generally contains a lens of variable aperture and a shutter of variable speed to precisely control the exposure. In an electronic imaging system, the camera does not use chemical means to store the image, but takes advantage of the sensitivity of various detectors to different bands of the electromagnetic spectrum. These sensors are transducers that convert energy received in to an electronic or electrical effect (i.e., change of resistance, current, electromotive force, the emission of electrons); the signals are stored (now most significantly in digital form), and eventually displayed, most frequently on a cathode-ray tube.

See also cathode-ray tube; orthicon; vidicon.

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