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The expression denoting the ratio of the equivalent focal...
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A family of lenses commonly used in scan systems for...
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An optical resonator in which feedback is accomplished by...
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A nonabsorbing, multireflecting device, similar in design...
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The series of rings when monochromatic light passes through...
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A multiple-beam interferometer, usually consisting of two...
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A laser oscillator in which two mirrors are separated by an...
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A means of determining a prism's index of refraction by...
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A highly reflective mirror that is usually flat on one...
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The spectroscopic analysis of interference patterns using a...
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With respect to a unit cell in a crystal structure, the...
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See fiber optic...
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A device in which slab geometry internally compensates for...
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1. One of the plane-reflecting surfaces on a multisurfaced...
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The degradation of the facets in a laser diode due to the...
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The reproduction of a picture or image, produced by...
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Data gathered by a facsimile system and converted into...
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A device used to transmit and receive images that have been...
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The conversion of a still picture into sound waves and its...
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The maintenance of the same scanning relationship between...
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Measurement of the interval during which a photodetector's...
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A secondary halo whose movement counterpoints the behavior...
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In imaging technology, assigning color to black and white...
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Entirely analogous to color photography, but inclusive of...
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A set of rays through a lens originating at a common point...
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The simultaneous collection of two or more signals at a...
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The distribution of one signal to more than one location....
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The object distance at which the eye is focused with the...
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The capacitance of a capacitor which has a potential...
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Describes incident radiation propagating parallel to an...
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The product of Avogadro's constant and the electrical...
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The nonluminous area that divides the negative glow from...
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The effect discovered by Faraday in 1845 whereby...
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See color...
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The diffraction pattern of a source such as a...
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A region far from an aperture or source where the...
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That part of the infrared spectrum from about 30 to 1000...
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A grating with very coarse rulings to match the long...
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A laser with output over a wide range of wavelengths...
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A gas maser that is capable of producing radiation in the...
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optical distance - The actual length of the light path in a substance divided by the refractive index of that substance.

See also equivalent air path.

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