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optical source Dictionary Terms
chirping
A rapid change, as opposed to a long-term drift, of the emission wavelength of an optical source. Chirping is most often observed in pulsed operation of a source.
isocandela diagram
Indication of emission brightness with degree of emission from an optical source.
laser photocoagulator
Optical source intended to reduce bleeding as well as to abet wound or vessel healing through cauterization, used in eye...
optical nonlinearity
The phenomenon that makes nonlinear the mathematical expression for the electrical polarization of a medium through which...
transversely excited atmosphere laser
Also known as TEA laser. A coherent optical source with a wide wavelength range in the infrared, visible and ultraviolet...
fiber laser
A fiber laser is a type of laser in which the active gain medium is an optical fiber doped with rare-earth ions such as...
lambertian emitter
An optical source that has a luminous distribution that is uniform for all directions.
line source
In the spectral sense, an optical source that emits one or more spectrally narrow lines as opposed to a continuous spectrum....
overfill
The condition of the numerical aperture or beam diameter of the laser, LED, or other optical source being larger than the...
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