Attenuated total reflectance (ATR) spectroscopy is a technique used in analytical chemistry to obtain IR spectra of samples. It is particularly useful for analyzing solid and liquid samples without the need for extensive sample preparation. ATR...

The use of thin flexible glass or plastic fibers as wave guides — or "light pipes" — to channel light from one...

In an optical waveguide, a ray for which geometric optics would predict total internal reflection at the core boundary, but...

A fiber-coupled LED (light-emitting diode) refers to an LED device that is optically coupled to an optical fiber for the...

A retroreflector is an optical device or structure that reflects incident light or electromagnetic waves back to their...

Optical fiber is a thin, flexible, transparent strand or filament made of glass or plastic used for transmitting light...

A microbubble resonator is a device used in photonics and optical physics for the precise manipulation of light waves. It...

The least angle of incidence at which total internal reflection takes place. The angle of incidence in a denser medium, at...

A fiber optic cable assembly refers to a complete unit consisting of optical fibers, connectors, protective jackets, and...

A type of quarter-wave retarder in the form of a glass rhomb; light entering the retarder undergoes two total internal...

Light generated along the interface when light is incident in the neighborhood of the total internal reflection angle.

A corner cube, also known as a corner reflector or retroreflector prism, is a type of optical device used to reflect light...

The reflection that occurs within a substance because the angle of incidence of light striking the boundary surface is in...

A collector for photovoltaic power generation that consists of a thin plate that strongly absorbs sunlight striking its...

Transparent matter that usually is drawn into a cylindrical, pyramidical or conical shape through which light is channeled...

Total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy is an advanced fluorescence microscopy technique that leverages the...

A type of birefringent polarizing prism that transmits the extraordinary ray and removes the ordinary ray through total...