A high-intensity source of incoherent white light in which a capacitor is discharged through a tube of xenon gas; often used as a source of pumping radiation for various optically excited lasers.

Dispersion refers to the phenomenon where different wavelengths (colors) of light travel at different speeds when passing...

Gallium nitride-based light-emitting diodes (GaN-based LEDs) are semiconductor devices that emit light when an electric...

Brightfield refers to a type of microscopy and imaging technique in which the specimen is illuminated with a white light...

Least value of color value combinations which gives white light; minimum purity as determined to be white.

1.) Generally, the electromagnetic spectrum within the wavelength region extending from the vacuum ultraviolet at 40 nm to...

The process whereby white light is separated into its component wavelengths. Light beams of different wavelengths are...

An extremely wide emission spectrum generated by the nonlinear effects created when a high peak power from a short-pulse...

A set of three colored lights which, when mixed, give the sensation of white light. The set used in color television, for...

A hologram formed by reconstruction of multicolor wavefronts. The system used to produce the hologram is designed to combine...

The basic process of color photography whereby colors are subtracted from white light by means of filters, making all colors...

RGB stands for red, green, blue, which are the primary colors of light used in additive color mixing. The RGB color model is...

A prism is a geometric optical element with flat, polished surfaces that refract light. It is typically a solid, transparent...

The alteration and reduction of color with the addition of white light. The perceived color shift that occurs as the...

The arc formed when the rare gas xenon is excited electrically and emits a brilliant white light. Xenon is used to fill...

A hologram in which the image of an object, or the object itself, is located near the hologram recording plane, for optimum...

Light perceived as achromatic, that is, without hue.

Gallium nitride (GaN) is a compound made up of gallium (Ga) and nitrogen (N). It is a wide-bandgap semiconductor material...

Ratio, to the luminance of a test color, of the luminance of the spectrum color that matches the test color when mixed with...

The optical phenomenon in which white light dispersed by small particles in suspension appears blue when viewed through a...

A single wavelength of light that matches the color of a given sample when combined in suitable proportions with white light...