A vibrational transition refers to a change in the vibrational energy of a molecule. Molecules consist of atoms that are connected by chemical bonds, and these atoms are not stationary but are in constant motion. Vibrational transitions involve a...

A series of flanges or other conducting surfaces, usually metal, attached to an electronic device to transmit and dissipate...

Fused quartz and silica are closely related materials, both composed primarily of silicon dioxide (SiO2), but they are...

Graphene is a two-dimensional allotrope of carbon consisting of a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal...

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

The term perovskite refers to a specific crystal structure commonly found in various materials. Perovskite structures have a...

A technique for reducing data processing requirements by electronically defining only a small portion of the image to be...

Virtual histology refers to the use of digital technology and computational methods to simulate or recreate histological...

A mechanical shutter that has had its timing escapement replaced with an electronic timing circuit. This circuit allows a...

An electrowetting display (EWD) is a type of electronic display technology that utilizes the principles of electrowetting to...

A thin layer of a substance deposited on an insulating base in a vacuum by a microelectronic process. Thin films are most...

A photonic crystal surface-emitting laser (PCSEL) refers to a type of laser diode that emits light from its surface rather...

Sputtering equipment is machinery used in the process of physical vapor deposition (PVD), specifically sputtering....

Epitaxial equipment refers to a set of specialized tools and systems used in the process of epitaxy, which is the growth of...

A form of photography in which an electronic camera converts an image to an electronic signal that is stored in digital...

Scientific complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (sCMOS) refers to a type of image sensor technology specifically designed...

An electronic device that minimizes short-term drift effects and random measurement error inherent in alternate...

Power modulation refers to the intentional variation of power levels in a signal, often in the context of electronic...

A frame taken to identify electronic noise in a CCD imaging device. A dark frame is recorded without exposing the CCD to any...

A small television monitor that replaces the reflex viewfinder in a television camera.

A detector and signal demodulator used in optical communications systems to receive a signal and often to translate it into...

An accelerometer is a sensor or transducer that measures the rate of change of velocity of an object, or in simpler terms,...

In the context of optical materials, the term "impurity level" refers to the presence of foreign atoms or molecules within...

Photonic crystals are artificial structures or materials designed to manipulate and control the flow of light in a manner...

The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The...

A CCD image sensor, or charge-coupled device image sensor, is a type of electronic device used to convert optical images...

An infrared light-emitting diode (IR LED) is a semiconductor device that emits infrared light when an electric current...

A mid-infrared camera is a type of imaging device designed to capture images in the mid-infrared (mid-IR) spectral range,...

Automated optical inspection (AOI) is a technology used in manufacturing processes, particularly in electronics, to...

In semiconductor physics and materials science, the term "III-V materials" refers to compounds composed of elements from...

An electron-beam lithography (EBL) system is a sophisticated nanofabrication tool used in the semiconductor industry and...

Developed for use in military reconnaissance systems, it consists of a polygonal mirror, drive motor, interface between...

A method that uses electronic means to move the scanning spot along the scanning line.

A frame taken with a CCD camera of a surface that is evenly illuminated by diffuse light. This frame shows irregularities in...

Attosecond photonics sources refer to devices or systems that generate extremely short pulses of light on the order of...

An optical circuit, either monolithic or hybrid, composed of active and passive components, used for coupling between...

A frame taken with a CCD camera over an exposure length of zero seconds with the lens cap on or the shutter closed and no...

A device, either visual or electronic, that emits signals to identify set positions for use in the navigation of aircraft...

A microdisplay is a miniature electronic display technology that is designed to project visual information onto a small...

Component that is externally controlled via electronic or photon signal.

A quantum well is a structure in quantum mechanics that confines particles, such as electrons or holes, in one spatial...

A spectroscopic technique in which an excitation band absorbs laser energy resulting in an electronic transition. The...

A transducer is a device or component that converts one form of energy into another. It is commonly used in various fields,...

Silicon carbide (SiC) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are semiconductor devices that emit light when an electric current is...

1. The use of an electronic microdensitometer to measure points of equal density on a photographic deposit. 2. A technique...

An image intensifier that uses electrostatics to amplify and focus the electronic image.

Optical manufacturing tools and machinery encompass a wide range of equipment, instruments, and systems used in the...

Sapphire optical fiber is a type of optical fiber made from single-crystal sapphire, which is a form of aluminum oxide...

An electromagnon is a quasiparticle excitation that combines aspects of both magnetism and electric polarization in a...

A CCD camera, or charge-coupled device camera, is a type of digital camera that utilizes a CCD image sensor to capture and...

The term photochemical pertains to chemical processes or reactions that are initiated or influenced by the absorption of...

Plastic optics refers to optical components or systems that are made from transparent plastic materials, as opposed to...

Rare earth dopants refer to elements from the lanthanide series, also known as rare earth elements, that are intentionally...

The conductivity increase exhibited by some nonmetallic materials, resulting from the free carriers generated when photon...

A metal-semiconductor-metal (MSM) photodiode is a type of photodetector that consists of metal electrodes on a semiconductor...

Multi-axis alignment refers to the process of aligning or adjusting components or systems in multiple spatial dimensions or...

Attenuation refers to the gradual loss or reduction of intensity, force, or magnitude of a particular property as it...

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

A PIN photodiode is a type of photodetector or semiconductor device used to convert light signals into electrical signals....

A color center, in the context of materials science and condensed matter physics, refers to a specific type of...

In fiber optics, the use of a detector to study the range of refractive indices achieved at various wavelengths. This...

A CMOS image sensor, short for complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor image sensor, is a type of semiconductor device used...

Rate at which optical radiation or a signal is varied through the use of a mechanical or electronic chopper. Also called...

A machine vision system is an integrated combination of hardware and software components designed to capture, process, and...

A GaAlAs laser is a type of semiconductor laser diode that emits light in the near-infrared region of the electromagnetic...

Die bonding is a critical process in semiconductor manufacturing and microelectronics assembly, where a semiconductor die or...

Sapphire crystal refers to a transparent, single-crystal form of aluminum oxide (Al2O3) known as corundum. It is one of the...

A package for electronic components that is suited for automated assembly into printed circuit boards. The DIP is...

Chalcogenide refers to a class of compounds containing elements from group 16 of the periodic table, which includes sulfur...

An electro-optical infrared tracker consisting of a beamsplitter, an illuminating source, an image dissector tube and an...

The spontaneous visual presentation of radar information by electronic traces on a cathode-ray tube.

A circuit that permits feedback in an electronic device.

A disc contained within an electronic cell counter for regulating light transmission.

Epitaxial deposition is a process used in semiconductor manufacturing and materials science to grow a thin crystalline...

A Peltier cooler, also known as a thermoelectric cooler (TEC) or thermoelectric module, is a solid-state device that uses...

Gallium arsenide phosphide (GaAsP) is a semiconductor alloy composed of gallium (Ga), arsenic (As), and phosphorus (P). It...

An infrared camera, also known as a thermal imaging camera or IR camera, is a device that captures and visualizes the...

Carrier injection refers to the process of introducing charge carriers (either electrons or holes) into a semiconductor...

A type of change in the energy levels of molecules in a laser that results in lasing action. Vibronic transitions are those...

A photodetector, also known as a photosensor or photodiode, is a device that detects and converts light into an electrical...

A CMOS camera refers to an imaging device that employs a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor to...

An electronic display in which a flat screen is formed by an orthogonal array of display devices, such as electroluminescent...

An electronic device consisting of a semiconductor material, generally germanium or silicon, and used for rectification,...

In an optical fiber or waveguide communications system, an optoelectronic device or module that receives an optical signal,...

A polariton is a quasiparticle resulting from the strong coupling between photons (light particles) and certain types of...

A fiber optic gyroscope (FOG) is a type of gyroscope that uses the interference of light waves to detect changes in...

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

Abbreviated TEA CO2 laser. A gas laser that provides shorter pulses and higher peak powers than conventional CO2 lasers. The...

A nondestructive testing method for very large scale integration circuits, using a scanning electron microscope to monitor...

Thin-film coatings are layers of material applied to the surface of an object or substrate, typically to modify its optical,...

Two-photon polymerization (TPP) is a technique used in additive manufacturing, specifically in the field of 3D printing. It...

A technique for detecting free radicals by their electronic spectra. The material to be studied is placed in a...

In chemistry, a device in which a chemical reaction takes place. In electronics, a device that introduces reactance into a...

To control, by magnifying or reducing, the size of a televised image, either electronically or optically.

In detectors, the ability to switch on and off electronically, thus producing the effect of a mechanical shutter.

A diode laser is a type of laser that uses a semiconductor diode as the active medium to generate coherent light....

Optical fiber optic switches are devices used in optical fiber communication systems to selectively route optical signals...

A diagram that uses special symbols called logic symbols to represent the detailed functioning of electronic logic circuits....

Photoresist is a light-sensitive material used in photolithography processes, particularly in the fabrication of...

Directed energy refers to a type of energy that is emitted and transferred in a controlled direction. The term is often...

A nanotube, also known as a nanotubule or simply a tube-like structure, is a nanoscale cylindrical structure composed of...

An OLED display that has an integrated electronic backplane as its substrate. Active-matrix OLED displays use at least two...

A single housing that includes means of recording an image photographically and electronically.

A broadband filter is an electronic or electromagnetic device designed to pass a range of frequencies or signals within a...

Any integrated circuit that also makes use of one or more discrete components; frequently used to describe circuits that...

A laser warning and countermeasure system containing a sensor that indicates the direction of a laser beam, and analytical...

A light-tight box that receives light from an object or scene and focuses it to form an image on a light-sensitive material...

An electronic flash tube capable of repeated operation at hundreds or thousands of flashes per second for long periods.

A flexible display refers to a type of electronic visual display that is designed to be bendable, foldable, or rollable,...

A fiber-coupled photoconductive antenna (FCPA) is a type of optoelectronic device that combines a photoconductive antenna...

An array of active optical devices (modulators, laser diodes and/or detectors), each of whose electrical inputs or outputs...

Abbreviated SoC. A single chip containing all the electronic circuits required for a complete, working product. SoCs are...

A term applied to the recording of video images by means of magnetic tape or disc, so that the image's record can be played...

A lock-in amplifier is a specialized electronic instrument used to extract and measure small signals embedded in noise or...

Reactive evaporation refers to a process in thin-film deposition where a material is deposited onto a substrate through...

A still camera with a shutter capable of opening for a time as short as a fraction of a microsecond. An electronically...

Whole slide imaging (WSI), also known as virtual slide microscopy or digital pathology, is a technology that involves the...

gas laser using ionized argon as the active medium and applying electronic excitation in order to produce the laser light

Hyperchromic shift refers to an increase in the absorption of light, leading to a higher absorbance, often observed in...

Electronic circuit capable of distinguishing the pulses emitted by separate counters in a given time phase and determining...

A 2D profile sensor is a type of sensor used in various industrial and technological applications to measure and capture...

The point at which short-wavelength transmission is cut off.

A spectroscopic technique used in the detection of free radicals by virtue of their electronic spectra. In this method, an...

Polymers are large molecules composed of repeating structural units called monomers. These monomers are chemically bonded...

An optical gate typically refers to a device or system that controls the transmission of light, allowing it to pass through...

The use of photonic devices rather than electronic devices to make connections within and between integrated circuits.

Luminescence is the emission of light that occurs without the involved substance undergoing a significant increase in...

A substrate refers to a material or surface upon which another material or process is applied or deposited. In various...

An extremely short, high intensity electronic flash of light, having a duration of about 1 x 10-6 s, used in photographing...

Also known as electronic photometer. A photometer with a photocell, phototransistor or phototube for measuring the intensity...

A synchrotron is a type of particle accelerator that uses magnetic fields to steer charged particles, typically electrons or...

Any form of lens, optical system (camera, telescope, microscope, etc.), or opto-electronics utilized for the purpose of...

Interferometric modulator display (IMOD) is a type of display technology used in electronic devices, known for its energy...

Optical design software refers to specialized computer programs used by optical engineers, physicists, and designers to...

Optical switching refers to the process of controlling the routing or transmission of optical signals within a network using...

A molded lens is an optical lens manufactured using a molding process, typically involving the shaping of a material, such...

In semiconductor physics, the term bandgap refers to the energy range in a material where no electronic states are allowed....

Modulator/demodulator. An electronic device that modulates and demodulates signals transmitted over communications lines.

A mask-alignment microscope used to produce and inspect microcircuits in the electronics industry. It provides flat-field,...

The formation of transistors, diodes, capacitors, resistors and other electronic elements directly on a flake of silicon by...

Quantum confinement refers to the phenomenon in quantum mechanics where the motion of charge carriers, such as electrons or...

A linear computation or algorithm performed on a selected series in the form of an input signal that produces a new series...

That branch of science involved in the study and utilization of the motion, emissions and behaviors of currents of...

Functional materials refer to materials that possess specific properties or functionalities that make them suitable for...

A device used to count objects that pass a given point by allowing each object to obstruct a beam of light falling on a...

A mechanical or electronic device used to control the amount of time that a light-sensitive material is exposed to radiation.

An electrophoretic display, often referred to as an electronic paper display or e-paper display, is a type of electronic...

A reticle, also known as a reticule or graticule, is a pattern or set of markings placed in the focal plane of an optical...

Flow cytometry is a powerful technique used in biology and medicine for the quantitative analysis of the physical and...

An electronic flash tube in which the flash recurs at a frequency extending to many thousands per second. A stroboscopic...

Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) refers to a specific range of electromagnetic radiation in the ultraviolet part of the spectrum....

Mechanical device intended for the translation (rotational and linear) using high precision control from electronically...

Line scan refers to a method of capturing images or data by scanning a single line at a time, as opposed to capturing the...

A semiconductor is a type of material that has electrical conductivity between that of a conductor and an insulator. In...

A charge-coupled device (CCD) is a type of electronic image sensor used in various imaging devices, including digital...

A laser diode module is a compact device that incorporates a laser diode, optics, and often other components into a single...

Complex devices, often involving a computer, in which a photograph is scanned by a point of light, the amplitude of the...

A crystal, glass, or quartz slicing and cutting machine is a specialized piece of equipment used in the manufacturing...

Text or images printed on paper or another tangible medium, as opposed to those viewed electronically on a cathode-ray-tube...

In electronics, the coupling of power from stage to stage by the use of an input or output element in the cathode.

An EMCCD (electron-multiplying charge-coupled device) camera is a type of scientific camera specifically designed for...

Ferroelectric materials are a type of dielectric materials that exhibit spontaneous electric polarization, meaning they...

Laser marking is a process in which a laser beam is used to mark or engrave a surface by altering its properties or...

The bands of spectral lines representing the electronic transition in a molecule.

Integrated photonics is a field of study and technology that involves the integration of optical components, such as lasers,...

A method of producing an essentially constant output signal from an electronic circuit despite variations in the strength of...

An electric or electronic device that regulates the voltage going to a light source as a means of varying the intensity of...

The electron beam tube of a television camera that converts an optical image into a pattern of electrostatic charges and...

A nitrogen vacancy (NV) refers to a specific type of defect or impurity in a crystal lattice where a nitrogen atom replaces...

Attosecond-pump attosecond-probe spectroscopy (APAP) is an advanced technique in ultrafast spectroscopy that allows...

Oscilloscope electronic circuit that produces an output pulse whose pulse width is determined by the time that the output...

Thin-film deposition equipment refers to machinery and tools used in the process of depositing thin layers of material onto...

A camera designed to form a continuous record of an expansive section of the horizon. The typical panoramic camera is...

1. The branch of physics that deals with the use of electrical energy to create or manipulate light waves, generally by...

A small xenon-filled tube with metal electrodes fused into the ends. The gas flashes brilliantly when a condenser is...

Photobleaching is a phenomenon in which the fluorescence of a fluorophore (a fluorescent molecule or dye) is permanently...

Ion-beam sputtering (IBS) is a physical vapor deposition (PVD) technique used for depositing thin films onto substrates. It...

An electro-optic modulator (EOM) is a device used to modulate the amplitude, phase, or polarization of light waves using an...

A MEMS fiber optic switch is a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device designed to selectively route optical signals...

Quantum efficiency (QE) is a measure of the effectiveness with which a device or system, typically in the context of...

Continuous wave (CW) refers to a type of signal or transmission where the signal is constant and does not vary with time. In...

Germanium crystal refers to a crystalline form of the element germanium (Ge), which is a metalloid and semiconductor...

An infrared imaging device composed of a detector array and readout electronics. It may include a cryogenic cooling system....

A photonic integrated circuit (PIC) is a compact and integrated device that incorporates multiple photonic components and...

Means of correcting laser postweld shift. The correction procedure is applied to optoelectronic systems such as laser diode...

The use of an electric field or signal to couple a lightwave from one dielectric waveguide into another dielectric waveguide.

A thin-film device that integrates optics and electronics on a single chip to provide a passive-ring resonator gyroscope...

A type of computer in which the electronic circuits, which process data serially, are replaced by photonic circuits capable...

A device that combines electronic and optical techniques to form a monitored infrared signal between 1 and 14 µm. It...

An absorption peak refers to a sharp increase or spike in the absorption of electromagnetic radiation at a particular...

An apparatus, designed for use with a camera, that is used to rapidly open the path from lens to film, to maintain the...

A ruticon is an opto-electronic device in which light going through it can be modulated by an electric field. The...

Resonance can be defined in various contexts, including physics, chemistry, and music. Here are definitions for resonance in...

A contour mapping technique that uses electronic scanning and sampling techniques instead of a reference grating (see moire...

A sensitometer that utilizes an electronic flashtube or a photoflash lamp as both the light source and the shutter for...

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

In target tracking, a technique for speeding up the image processing by removing bunches of pixels that are outside the area...

Pixel binning, also known as pixel merging or pixel combining, is a technique used in digital imaging and camera technology....

A machine vision lens is a specialized optical lens designed for use in machine vision systems, which are used for automated...

A linear image sensor is a type of solid-state electronic device used to capture and convert light into electrical signals....

A photographic or electronic recording of an optical interference pattern.

A camera containing an electronic image sensor that converts the image to an electronic signal suitable for television...

In the context of electronics and semiconductor manufacturing, a wafer refers to a thin, flat disk or substrate made of a...

Embedded vision refers to the integration of computer vision technologies into various embedded systems, devices, or...

Category inclusive of all radiation that is incited electronically, except laser radiation, as a function of the application...

The creation of a planned sequence of data input that is obtained while airborne for use in aerial photogrammetry and other...

In the context of electronics and optics, an isolator refers to a device that allows the transmission of signals in one...

A mixed-signal oscilloscope (MSO) is a type of electronic test instrument that combines the capabilities of both a...

In fiber optic communications, a light source whose beam can be modulated and sent along an optical fiber, and the...

A device used to control or block a light beam by means of the Kerr electro-optical effect, and other electro-optic devices...

Micro-LED (micro-light-emitting diode) refers to a technology that involves the use of very small light-emitting diodes to...

The variation of the electronically detected signal with respect to the scaled version of the classical optical signal...

A transistor that uses an electro-luminescent source, a transparent base and a photoelectric collector.

The amount of time needed for a detector signal or electronic circuit to reach 63 percent of its final value after a fixed...

An image intensifier, also known as an image intensification tube or image intensification device, is a specialized...

A device, optical or electronic, that may be joined to a camera so that the operator may perceive the scene as the camera...

In optical character recognition, the mechanical or electronic transducer used to detect the level of illumination present...

Rare-earth elements (REEs) are a group of seventeen chemical elements found in the Earth's crust, characterized by their...

An exciton is a quasiparticle that represents the bound state of an electron and a hole in a solid-state material, typically...

An LED (light-emitting diode) is a semiconductor device that emits light when an electric current passes through it. LEDs...

The principle that electronic energy transitions occur at such speeds that the nuclei of the atoms in the molecular system...

Complex devices, often involving a computer, in which a photograph is scanned by a point of light, the amplitude of the...

A femtosecond laser is a type of laser that emits ultrashort pulses of light with durations on the order of femtoseconds,...

Laser annealing is a process that involves using a laser beam to heat and modify the microstructure of a material, typically...

Quantum dot light-emitting diode (QLED) is a display technology that utilizes quantum dots, which are semiconductor...

Optoelectronics is a branch of electronics that focuses on the study and application of devices and systems that use light...

An instrument that can preselect intervals, often in increments of 1, 10 or 100 ns, for the generation of electronic pulses...

GaN (gallium nitride) distributed feedback (DFB) lasers refer to a specific type of semiconductor laser based on Gallium...

A fiber optic transceiver, often simply referred to as an "optical transceiver," is a device used in fiber optic...

Photochromic refers to a property exhibited by certain materials, typically organic compounds or dyes, which undergo...

Epitaxial refers to the growth of a crystalline layer on a crystalline substrate in such a way that the orientation of the...

The spectroscopic analysis of interference patterns using an electronic imaging tube with a Fabry-Perot interferometer to...

Complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) refers to a technology used in the fabrication of integrated circuits,...

A thin-film device containing miniature optical components connected via optical waveguides on a transparent dielectric...

An electronic transducer, either fixed or adjustable, that reduces the amplitude of a wave without causing significant...

Technique for the precision evaluation of coincidence of a laser beam's center with the edge of the object under study and...

A slab-shaped, very low profile package for electronic components; often used when printed circuit boards must be closely...

A vacuum chamber is a sealed enclosure from which air and other gases are removed to create a low-pressure environment,...

The control of free electron movement through the use of electrical or magnetic fields, and use of this electron movement in...

Optical design and engineering services involve the development, customization, and optimization of optical systems and...

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

In the context of thin film deposition processes such as evaporation or sputtering, masks are used to selectively deposit...

An LED, or light emitting diode, is a semiconductor device that emits light when an electric current passes through it. LEDs...

A pump-probe technique whereby a single wavelength source may be used in order to excite a given sample to determine...

A device that enlarges and strengthens a signal's output without significantly distorting its original waveshape. There are...

Photolithography is a key process in the manufacturing of semiconductor devices, integrated circuits, and...

An optical coupling device that uses light to bridge the gap between incompatible wire communications systems. It contains...

A sputtering target is a solid material used in the process of physical vapor deposition (PVD), specifically sputtering....

Thermal interface materials (TIMs) are substances or compounds used to enhance the thermal conductivity between two surfaces...

A device using the Kerr effect to read back the signals from mechanically recorded tapes and discs. It consists of a light...

Referred to as SWCNTs, these cylindrical nanostructures composed of a folded sheet of graphene can be used as near-infrared...

A swept-source laser, also known as a wavelength-swept laser, is a type of laser that rapidly and continuously changes its...

A scintillation detector is a radiation detection device that utilizes scintillation crystals to detect and measure ionizing...

A monolithic device containing both photonic and electronic sources, detectors, modulators, etc., on a single semiconductor...

A quantum dot is a nanoscale semiconductor structure, typically composed of materials like cadmium selenide or indium...

Nanoimprint lithography (NIL) is a nanolithography technique used for fabricating nanoscale patterns on a substrate. It is a...

An OLED display that has an integrated electronic backplane as its substrate. Active-matrix OLED displays use at least two...

Laser texturing is a manufacturing process that involves using a laser beam to selectively modify the surface of a material,...

A time-to-amplitude converter (TAC) is an electronic circuit that converts a time interval between two events into an...

Optical materials refer to substances or compounds specifically chosen for their optical properties and used in the...

The use of optical or electronic recording systems to extract information from the terrain, while aloft, for reconnaissance...

Virtual reality (VR) is a computer-generated simulation of a three-dimensional environment or experience that can be...

Micro-optics refers to the design, fabrication, and application of optical components and systems at a microscale level....

A digital camera is a device that captures and records still images or video in digital format. Unlike traditional film...

A fiber optic spectrometer is a device used for measuring the spectral content of light. It utilizes optical fibers to...

Area scan, in the context of imaging and cameras, refers to a method of capturing an entire two-dimensional image in a...

Indium phosphide (InP) is a compound semiconductor material composed of indium (In) and phosphorus (P). It belongs to the...

A nonradiative transition refers to a process in which an electron or an atom undergoes a change in its energy state without...

An electronic tube instrument in which the anode current varies with the intensity of light incident on the cathode.

Pertaining to a device that responds to optical power, emits or modifies optical radiation, or utilizes optical radiation...

A night-vision device that uses one or more infrared transducers to scan a scene in the 3- to 5-µm or 8- to...

An intensified charge-coupled device (ICCD) camera is an advanced imaging device that combines the capabilities of both an...

1. A generic term for detector. 2. A complete optical/mechanical/electronic system that contains some form of radiation...