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total internal reflection fluorescence
Total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy is an advanced fluorescence microscopy technique that leverages the principle of total internal reflection to selectively illuminate and image...
total internal reflection
The reflection that occurs within a substance because the angle of incidence of light striking the boundary surface is in excess of the critical angle.
termination
The process of attaching a device to the end of a fiber cable to enable the beam to be transmitted farther, to pass to another device and to avoid reflection.
thin film
A thin layer of a substance deposited on an insulating base in a vacuum by a microelectronic process. Thin films are most commonly used for antireflection, achromatic beamsplitters, color filters,...
thin-film coating
Thin-film coatings are layers of material applied to the surface of an object or substrate, typically to modify its optical, electrical, or mechanical properties. These coatings are composed of thin...
TIR
total internal reflection; total image runout; total indicator reading
TIR-FM
total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy
TIR-FPL
total internal reflection face-pumped laser
TIRF
total internal reflection fluorescence
transmission efficiency
Measure of the amount of light that is transmitted, relative to the amount lost by absorption or reflection.
tunneling ray
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leaky ray
In an optical waveguide, a ray for which geometric optics would predict total internal reflection at the core boundary, but which suffers loss by virtue of the curved core boundary.
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