A system for fabricating optical fiber, consisting of a furnace that heats the materials, a polymer coating stage, a capstan-pulling apparatus that free-draws the preform into a fiber and a drum on which the finished product is wound.

Light produced by visible radiation that moves from the light source to the object without reflection. With respect to...

A two-stage illuminating system for a microscope in which the source is imaged in the aperture of the substage condenser by...

Chirped pulse amplification (CPA) is a technique used in laser physics to amplify ultrashort laser pulses to high energies...

In a charge-coupled device, the percentage of each charge packet that is carried over to the next stage of the transport...

A specially designed microscope for observing the etched surface of a polished metal specimen. The specimen is often laid...

A cascade amplifier that uses a common cathode resistor to couple energy from stage to stage.

An instrument consisting essentially of a tube 160 mm long, with an objective lens at the distant end and an eyepiece at the...

In microscopy, a calibrated scale on a slide that may be viewed to determine the exact magnification factor of the...

Recombination of only the light that is correctly dispersed by the first stage of a polychromator through its wide...

The storage of information via optical means, primarily employing a low-power laser to inscribe data on a photosensitive...

The second adjustable iris diaphragm in an optical system. In the common microscope condenser system, it usually is located...

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

Immunohistochemistry (IHC) is a method for detecting antigens or haptens in cells of a tissue section by using labeled...

With respect to microscopy, light that is directed through the specimen by a substage condenser.

A microscope that has an annular stop in the lower focal plane of the condenser, and a quarter-wave retarding and absorbing...

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

In a linear stage, any deviation from the desired translation across a flat, straight line.

Glass of special composition that is melted, formed into desired shapes, and subjected to a high-temperature treatment in...

A Fresnel lens is a type of optical lens that consists of a series of concentric grooves or steps carved into a flat, thin...

A powerful and flexible machine-learning approach that can be used in machine vision to help solve difficult problems....

In optics, a motion controller refers to a device or system that precisely controls the movement of optical components, such...

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

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

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

1. An eyepiece or magnifier with a scale at its image plane. That scale is placed in contact with an object, permitting...

A microdensitometer that contains a scanning stage to provide simultaneous representations of position vs. density.

The study of crystal growth from the molten stage utilizing a holographic system wherein interferometric techniques record...

The component of a microscope on which the sample or slide to be examined is placed. Depending on the design of the...

Measurement of a translation stage's deviation from absolute straightness, that is, its angular motion in both the vertical...

Also called proximity focus image intensifier. A compact image intensifier that utilizes a microchannel plate...

In a microscope, the optical assembly that focuses light on the specimen and into the objective.

High-voltage, fast-discharge circuit named after its inventor, Erwin Marx. Its capacitors are charged in parallel and...

A projector used to project transparencies. A horizontal 8 x 10-in. stage for writing or laying down preformed...

Dewetting is a phenomenon in materials science and physics where a thin film or coating spontaneously undergoes a process of...

Displacement in a direction perpendicular to that of the intended displacement, as in a translation stage with simple...

A linear positioning stage, also known as a linear stage or translation stage, is a precision mechanical device used to...

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

1. In fiber optics, a protective material applied as an optical fiber cover that has no optical function. 2. In image...