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enhanced Faraday effect
The occurrence of very large rotations in transparent materials at weak magnetic fields as predicted in the classical dispersion theory. This effect was discovered by Mavaluso and Corbino in 1898 in...
enhanced graphic adaptor
An image processing device that displays pseudocolor images by assigning colors to the gray scales according to look-up tables defined by the user.
enhanced picture archiving and communication system display
Enhanced picture archiving and communication system (PACS) display (ePAD) is a software tool used in medical imaging to view, manipulate, and analyze radiological images, such as x-rays, CT scans,...
enhanced pulsing
A type of laser pulsing with high laser power at the beginning of the pulse.
enhanced spectral line
The line from a spark or other very hot source that has greater intensity than that of a line produced by an arc or flame source. Also called an enhanced line.
ENI
equivalent noise input
entrainment
The movement of particulate material by flowing gas or liquid.
entrance pupil
In a lens or other optical system, the image of the aperture stop as seen from object space.
entrance slit
The entrance slit, also known simply as the slit, is an essential component in optical instruments such as spectrometers and monochromators. It is a narrow opening or aperture through which light...
envelope delay distortion
Distortion caused by variations in the rate of change of phase shift with frequency over the signal's necessary bandwidth.
envelope
Also referred to as a bulb. The glass housing that encloses an incandescent source, or the glass or metal housing that encloses an electron tube.
environmental chamber
A test chamber designed to expose the subject being tested to external conditions, such as heat, shock, pressure and moisture, for the study of their effects.
environmental parameters
Potential hazards to a system's application and installation, including temperature variations, chemical reactivity, mechanical stress and moisture.
environmental range
The maximum to minimum range of temperature, pressure, humidity, vibration and biological conditions under which an optical component or system can function and be stored. The range required depends...
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is a laboratory technique used to detect and measure the presence of specific substances, such as antibodies, antigens, proteins, hormones, or other...
EOID
electro-optic identification
EOIS
electro-optic imaging system
EOLM
electro-optic light modulator
EOPC
electro-optic phase change
EOPP
Earth orbiting polar platform
EOS
Earth observation satellite; electro-optic system; European Optical Society
EOSPC
electro-optic signal processing computer
EPA
European Photonics Association; Environmental Protection Agency
ephemeris
A tabulation of predicted positions that have been calculated for one or more celestial bodies or orbiting satellites.
ephemeris time
Uniform measure of time based on dynamics law and calculated according to planetary orbital paths; specifically, Earth's orbit about the sun.
epidiascope
A device for projecting either opaque matter or transparent slides onto a screen.
epifluorescence microscopy
Fluorescence imaging technique in which the excitation light from the objective is directed into the sample producing emission at all angles. Light emitted into the objective is measured allowing the...
epilayer
The outside or covering layer.
episcope
->
opaque projector
An opaque projector is a device used for enlarging and projecting images from opaque objects such as printed pages, photographs, or three-dimensional objects onto a screen or surface. Unlike a...
epitaxial
Epitaxial refers to the growth of a crystalline layer on a crystalline substrate in such a way that the orientation of the crystal lattice of the growing layer is related to that of the substrate. In...
epitaxial deposition
Epitaxial deposition is a process used in semiconductor manufacturing and materials science to grow a thin crystalline layer, known as an epitaxial layer, on a substrate. The term epitaxial refers to...
epitaxial equipment
Epitaxial equipment refers to a set of specialized tools and systems used in the process of epitaxy, which is the growth of crystalline layers on a substrate material. Epitaxial growth is a critical...
epitaxy
A well controlled thin films technique for growing films with good crystal structure in ultra high vacuum environments at very low deposition rates. Epitaxy methods are well known for the growing of...
epoxy
Common name for a variety of adhesives used for lens bonding, fiber optic splicing and other photonics applications. The term is actually a prefix denoting the presence of an epoxide group in a...
EPR
electron parameter resonance
EPROM
erasable programmable read-only memory
EPS
European Physical Society
eq
equation
equal-energy source
A light source that produces an equal-energy spectrum.
equal-energy spectrum
Spectrum characterized by equal energy (power, flux) per unit wavelength interval.
equal-energy white
A stimulus that contains equal energy at each wavelength in the visible region of the spectrum.
equalized-response densitometer
A densitometer having a receiver that indicates when a desired radiation level has been attained.
equatorial mount
A telescope stand equipped with a polar axis that can be set parallel to the Earth's axis of rotation and a declination axis that is at right angles to the polar axis. If the telescope is turned at a...
equatorial telescope
A telescope that is mounted on an equatorial mount.
equidensities
1. A contour map of a photographic deposit consisting of lines and curves that join points of equal density. 2. The portrayal of a photograph's points of equal density in hues of yellow, cyan and...
equidensitometry
1. The use of an electronic microdensitometer to measure points of equal density on a photographic deposit. 2. A technique that simplifies a picture's density pattern by making a single isodensity...
equilibrium length
The length of optical waveguide needed to attain equilibrium mode distribution for a specified excitation condition.
equilibrium mode distribution
The condition in a multimode optical waveguide in which the relative power distribution among the propagating modes is independent of length.
equiluminous colors
Colors differing only in chromaticity but not in luminance.
equivalency width
Calculation of the amount of energy extracted from a light beam regardless of its wide range resolution.
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