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Perkins Precision Developments - Plate Polarizers LB 4/24
radio waves Dictionary Terms

light fidelity
LiFi, short for light fidelity, is a wireless communication technology that utilizes visible light or infrared light to transmit data. Developed as an alternative or complementary technology to traditional radio frequency (RF)-based wireless...
dielectric lens
A lens made up of a dielectric material that is capable of influencing radio waves much in the same way an optical lens...
television transmitter
An electronic device used to encode video and audio signals of a television camera into radio waves that are broadcast to...
nuclear magnetic resonance
A phenomenon, exploited for medical imaging, in which the nuclei of material placed in a strong magnetic field will absorb...
modulator
A modulator is a device or component that modifies a carrier signal in order to encode information for transmission over a...
ionosphere
The gas of charged particles that begins approximately 50 km above the surface of the Earth and contains a sufficient...
polarization
Polarization refers to the orientation of oscillations in a transverse wave, such as light waves, radio waves, or other...
nuclear quadrupole resonance spectroscopy
A chemical detection technique used to measure molecules that have a magnetic dipole moment. The analysis is directed to...
radiophotography
The transmission of photographic images or pictures by radio waves.
remote sensing
Remote sensing is a method of data collection and observation where information about objects, areas, or phenomena on...
waveguide
A waveguide is a physical structure or device that is designed to confine and guide electromagnetic waves, such as radio...
spectral signature
A spectral signature, in the context of remote sensing and spectroscopy, refers to the unique pattern or characteristic...
heat wave
In reference to infrared, emissions that are like radio waves but that have a higher frequency.
radiophotograph
A photograph transmitted by radio waves.
Hertzian waves
The radio waves of the electromagnetic spectrum that have frequencies of up to 10,000 megacycles per second.

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