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Perkins Precision Developments - Plate Polarizers LB 4/24
scribing Dictionary Terms

Johnson's curve
The graph of a curve describing the spectral irradiance of extraterrestrial sunlight.
lepton
The generic term describing the class of light particles having no strong interactions.
quantum optics
The area of optics in which quantum theory is used to describe light in discrete units or "quanta" of energy known as...
interlaced
Describing the standard television method of raster scanning in which the image is the product of two fields, each of which...
multiline
Describing a laser that emits simultaneously at more than one wavelength.
runner cut
A term describing a type of scratch.
colorimeter
A colorimeter is a device used to measure and quantify the color characteristics of an object or a light source. It provides...
soft coating
A term describing an antireflection coating that may be applied to optics that cannot tolerate the high temperatures usually...
uncut
A term describing lenses with both surfaces finished but not yet cut to any form.
scribing
The process of perforating a silicon or ceramic substrate with a series of tiny holes along which it will break. Nd:YAG or...
angstrom
An angstrom, symbolized by the Ångström or Å, is a unit of length used to express atomic and molecular...
Förster resonance energy transfer
Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) is a mechanism describing the transfer of energy between two closely spaced...
color rendering index
A CIE index describing the changes in color of standard test objects when the illumination is changed from a standard to a...
prismatic
Describing a prism, or the effects produced by prisms.
monocular
1. Viewed with one eye. 2. Describing an image as viewed from a single angle.
half silvered
Describing a surface that is coated with a film of metal of such thickness that it transmits about one-half of the incident...
Planck's (radiation) law
The formula describing the spectral radiant emittance of a perfect blackbody as a function of its temperature and the...
Ritchey-Common test
An interferometric method for describing the surface shape of large coated or uncoated optical flats. The procedure uses a...
magnetic vector
A term denoting the magnitude and direction of the magnetic field associated with an electromagnetic wave when describing...
optical power spectrum
Also known as the Wiener spectrum or the noise power spectrum, the optical power spectrum is a fundamental quantity in...
sealed-off
Describing a laser in which the gas is permanently sealed within the tube.
opaque
A term describing a substance that is impervious to light; the characteristic of a substance that has no luminous...

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