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In a waveguide, a change in direction of the axis without...
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Observed phenomenon of a small developed image with higher...
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A lens mounting with eccentric rings that may be rotated to...
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In the tolerancing of optical elements, the displacement of...
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A diffraction grating with lines and grooves formed so as...
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A grating that serves to provide higher resolution and...
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A highly specialized form of diffraction grating consisting...
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The flat or angled surface, usually fine-ground, that...
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In image processing, the location of edges by employing...
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In image processing, any operation that strengthens...
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In image processing, a segmentation algorithm for isolating...
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Intensity distribution in the image of an edge. The...
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Technique for the precision evaluation of coincidence of a...
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The maximum variation in thickness of a lens as measured...
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Process for growth of solar cells that results in...
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A light-emitting diode with output that emanates from...
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The finishing of the edge of an optical element by...
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A color filter, generally used in photography, to emphasize...
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For a lens with an obscured or noncircular aperture, the...
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1. That portion of the aperture that functions to collect...
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In photoelectric sensing, the portion of the transmitted...
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The color of an object when it is illuminated by a...
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A characterization of the throughput performance of data...
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The real numerical aperture (NA) of a fiber when the...
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As applied to a device or machine, the ratio of total power...
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A weight reducing method whereby material from the rear of...
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A scale attached to a microscope eyepiece that is seen...
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A unit of energy equal to the amount of energy absorbed by...
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Three proportional coefficients labeled Am, Bmn, and Bnm,...
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A shift in the direction of the red in the spectral lines...
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Scattering caused by the interaction between ingoing and...
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Any material of a macromolecular nature that can stretch at...
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A change in the refractive index of an optical fiber caused...
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The organic inclusion in quartz crystal that forms delicate...
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A refracting telescope that uses a prism to bend the line...
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An electrically excited laser having carbon monoxide as the...
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metamaterial - A material that gains its properties from its structure rather than directly from its composition.

See also negative-refraction metamaterial.

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