A photon-counting instrument for use in both space-borne and ground-based photometric and spectroscopic instrumentation. This style of detector is composed of opaque photocathodes for photon to electron conversion, feedback-free microchannel plates...

A bench with instrumentation including a collimator, a microscope, positioners and a nodal slide used to rotate a lens about...

The principle that states that optical instrumentation cannot increase the radiance of a source; the radiance of an image...

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

The process of mapping the infrared emittance of an area through the use of an infrared detector and related scanning...

A corner cube, also known as a corner reflector or retroreflector prism, is a type of optical device used to reflect light...

Spatially offset Raman spectroscopy (SORS) is a technique that extends traditional Raman spectroscopy by incorporating...

Reflectance spectroscopy is a technique used to analyze the reflective properties of materials across various wavelengths of...

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

Diamond turning, also known as diamond machining or diamond cutting, is a precision machining process used to produce...

In data communications, the instrumentation connecting two stations: transmitters, receivers and the cable that runs between...

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

A helium-neon (HeNe) laser is a type of gas laser that emits visible red light at a wavelength of 632.8 nm. It operates...

A photomultiplier tube (PMT) is a highly sensitive vacuum tube that detects and amplifies low levels of light. It is widely...

A compact high-pressure light source in which an electrical discharge between electrodes spaced no more than 12 mm apart...

A system of sensors and related instrumentation that allows a navigable object (usually a missile) to locate its destination...

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

Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a non-invasive analytical technique that uses the near-infrared region of the...

A sapphire window refers to a transparent optical component made from sapphire crystal. Sapphire is a single-crystal form of...

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

Instrumentation designed to permit the perception, recording or measurement of scenes under conditions of low incident...

A system that uses infrared detectors and related instrumentation to determine when abnormal amounts of infrared radiation,...

A hyperspectral imaging camera is a sophisticated imaging device capable of capturing and processing data across a wide...

A radar system that uses electro-optic rather than microwave instrumentation and methods to perform its acquisition and...

An optical assembly refers to a collection of optical components that are carefully arranged and aligned to perform a...