Retroreflection is a phenomenon in optics where light is reflected back toward its source, typically in a direction nearly parallel to the direction from which it originated. This occurs due to the specific geometry of reflective surfaces that cause...

In photonics, a lattice refers to a periodic arrangement of optical elements or structures, often on a microscopic or...

A device designed to enlarge the image of a microscopic object by television process. It may be a flying spot scanner that...

The behavior of microscopic solid particles suspended in a fluid, first observed by botanist Robert Brown in 1827 as a...

Histochemical staining is a laboratory technique used in biology and medicine to visualize specific chemical components...

Thermal interface materials (TIMs) are substances or compounds used to enhance the thermal conductivity between two surfaces...

A fluoroscope equipped with a magnified, fine-grained fluorescent screen to determine the fluorescence emitted by a...

Lensless microscopy, also known as computational or holographic microscopy, is an imaging technique that captures and...

A crystal of microscopic size having no definite plane faces and having a globular shape. At the time the crystal is formed,...

A microspectroscope equipped with a sensing and recording device, such as a camera, to measure the spectrum formed by...

Structured illumination microscopy (SIM) is an advanced optical imaging technique used in microscopy to enhance the...

A microscopic crystal found in an intricately crystallized substance that is only visible under a microscope.

In optical fiber, sharp but microscopic curvatures that create local axial displacements of a few microns and spatial...

Microscopic investigation of two-dimensional areas of a three-dimensional object that can be quantitatively evaluated by...

Optical tweezers refer to a scientific instrument that uses the pressure of laser light to trap and manipulate microscopic...

Micro-optical coherence tomography (micro-OCT) is an imaging technique that is an adaptation of optical coherence tomography...

A system composed of a prism spectroscope and compound microscope to provide the visual comparison of two spectra...

A sheet of plastic material containing microscopic crystals of herapathite or some other similar substance that transmits...

That branch of metallurgy that uses electron microscopic techniques in the examination of the nature of metals.

Characteristic of an object so small in size or so fine in structure that it cannot be seen by the unaided eye. A...

Photographic recording that uses infrared radiation as the light source to form an image of a microscopic object and a...

An image with variations in density due to the differential scattering ability of microscopic bubbles in a transparent layer.

The first nonlinear theory in plasma physics that details the time and space evolution of plasma wave instability from a...

The electrostatic field acting locally within a crystal as a result of the microscopic arrangement of atoms and ions in the...

The science that deals with the measurement of optical absorbance (i.e. optical densities) over microscopic areas of a given...

A device that provides means for accurately moving minuscule tools over the surface of a microscopic object. The motion...

A photograph reduced to the microscopic scale and stored on a microfilm as seen with microfiches for the purpose of storing...

The use of a micromanipulator in combination with a microscope for the purposes of examining, dissecting, or the...

Cinematography performed with the use of a microscope to film the actions of microscopic specimens.

A microchannel plate (MCP) is a specialized electron multiplier device used in various applications such as particle...

Fluorescence microscopy is a specialized optical imaging technique used in biology, chemistry, and materials science to...

Microscopy is a scientific technique that involves the use of microscopes to observe and study objects that are too small to...

Interferometric modulator display (IMOD) is a type of display technology used in electronic devices, known for its energy...

The use of a short-duration electron beam to record high-speed events that occur in microscopic objects made of materials...

Also known as RAMP microscopy, random access multiphoton microscopy is a microscopic technique that uses multiple...

An analytical technique used to determine, identify and localize impending malfunctions. It is based upon quantitative and...

The fundamental tool of microdensitometry, the microdensitometer is an instrument used for the precise measurement of...

Photolithography is a key process in the manufacturing of semiconductor devices, integrated circuits, and...

The method of acquiring characteristic x-ray spectra from microscopic samples by use of the combination of a scanning...

A device utilizing an electron beam for the observation and recording of submicroscopic samples with the aid of photographic...

A laser skin-resurfacing method that creates microscopic thermal wounds referred to as microscopic treatment zones (MTZs),...

Structural color refers to coloration in materials that is not caused by pigments or dyes but is instead a result of the...

The holographic recording of a microscopic specimen whereby magnification is achieved by alteration in a wavelength or...

An imaging device originally created to image whole mouse brain volumes at microscopic resolution. The main component of the...

Histology is the branch of biology and medicine that involves the study of the microscopic structure of tissues and organs...

Micro-optics refers to the design, fabrication, and application of optical components and systems at a microscale level....

Equipment that supports microscopic live-cell imaging by managing the gas, media perfusion, temperature and other factors to...

Light diffusion refers to the process by which light is scattered or spread out in various directions as it interacts with a...

A band of light that appears along the outer edge of a transparent material under microscopic investigation and that moves...

Turbidity is a measure of the cloudiness or haziness of a fluid caused by the presence of suspended particles. These...

In the field of optics and imaging, a mesoscope refers to an optical instrument that is designed to observe and capture...