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laser technology Dictionary Terms
free-space optics
Free-space optics (FSO), also known as optical wireless communication or optical wireless networking, refers to the transmission of data using modulated beams of light through free space (air or a vacuum) rather than using physical cables or fiber...
laser active elements
Laser active elements typically refers to the substances or materials within a laser system that play a critical role in the...
mode-locked lasers
Mode-locking is a technique used in lasers to produce ultrashort pulses of light with durations on the order of picoseconds,...
attosecond photonics sources
Attosecond photonics sources refer to devices or systems that generate extremely short pulses of light on the order of...
nonlinear optical materials
Nonlinear optical materials are substances that exhibit optical properties that are not linearly proportional to the...
quantum cascade laser
A quantum cascade laser (QCL) is a type of semiconductor laser that operates based on the principles of quantum mechanics....
laser rangefinder
A laser rangefinder is a device that uses laser technology to measure the distance between the device and a target. It...
chalcogenide
Chalcogenide refers to a class of compounds containing elements from group 16 of the periodic table, which includes sulfur...
fiber Bragg grating
A fiber Bragg grating (FBG) is a type of optical filter that is inscribed or "written" into the core of an optical fiber. It...
continuous wave
Continuous wave (CW) refers to a type of signal or transmission where the signal is constant and does not vary with time. In...
Pockels
In optics, the Pockels effect refers to the phenomenon where the refractive index of a material changes in response to an...
nonlinear optics
Nonlinear optics is a branch of optics that studies the optical phenomena that occur when intense light interacts with a...
ultrafast laser
An ultrafast laser is a type of laser that emits extremely short pulses of light with durations typically on the order of...
pulse slicer
An instrument designed for laser technology that is used to extract single pulses from the laser and transmit a portion of...
optical materials
Optical materials refer to substances or compounds specifically chosen for their optical properties and used in the...
second-order nonlinear optical properties
Second-order nonlinear optical properties refer to a class of phenomena exhibited by certain materials in response to...
hot spot
Term applied to laser technology to denote an area of above-average intensity often attributable to atmospheric...
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