Photonics Dictionary: T

The combination of the audio and visual signals that are transmitted and received at the same time, correlating the scene and sound in a television picture.

An electronic device used to encode video and audio signals of a television camera into radio waves that are broadcast to remote receivers. The video and audio components are transmitted...

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.

The elongation of a transmitted data pulse through a fiber optic due to the chromatic dispersion of the fiber material.

A naturally occurring crystalline mineral that has the property of polarizing transmitted light. It is little used now that the Polaroid sheet is available.

Measure of the amount of light that is transmitted, relative to the amount lost by absorption or reflection.

A transmission electron microscope (TEM) is a powerful microscopy technique that uses a beam of electrons to create high-resolution images of extremely thin samples. In a TEM, electrons are...

The decrease in power that occurs when an optical beam or signal is transmitted through a system.

The ratio of the radiant power transmitted by an object to the incident radiant power.

An image affixed to a transparent photographic film or plate by photographic, printing or chemical methods. It may be viewed by transmitted light.