The field of view (FOV) refers to the extent of the observable world or the visible area that can be seen at any given moment through a device, such as an optical instrument, camera, or sensor. It is the angular or spatial extent of the observable...

FMCW lidar stands for frequency-modulated continuous wave lidar. It is a type of lidar (light detection and ranging)...

1. A device used to trace out an object and build up an image. One of the most common of these types is video scanning. The...

A swept-source laser, also known as a wavelength-swept laser, is a type of laser that rapidly and continuously changes its...

Hyperspectral imaging is an advanced imaging technique that captures and processes information from across the...

A device where each pixel in the detector array is mated with a preamplifier on a single silicon chip, providing sensing and...

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a powerful analytical technique that enhances the Raman scattering signal of...

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

Micro-optics refers to the design, fabrication, and application of optical components and systems at a microscale level....

A neuromorphic vision sensor is a type of imaging device designed to mimic the structure and functioning of the human visual...

A coherent fiber bundle (CFB), also known as a coherent fiber optic bundle, is an assembly of multiple optical fibers...

A spectroradiometer is a device used to measure the intensity of light at different wavelengths across the electromagnetic...

In remote sensing technology, this represents the intensity of energy flow in the direction of wave propagation.

The angle at which photoelectric sensors are aligned to prevent light from being reflected back to the sensor from the...

A fiber-coupled LED (light-emitting diode) refers to an LED device that is optically coupled to an optical fiber for the...

Metasurfaces are two-dimensional arrays of subwavelength-scale artificial structures, often referred to as meta-atoms or...

A molecular motor refers to a nano-sized device composed of organic molecules or other small-scale components that can...

Often referred to as the geometric center of a given image or image plane, the centroid of an image is a fixed point located...

1. The sector of the Earth's surface registered upon a remote sensing device in a satellite. 2. The amount of space occupied...

Brillouin scattering is a phenomenon in physics where an incident electromagnetic wave (usually light) interacts with...

Infrared optics refer to optical components and systems designed to manipulate and control infrared (IR) light, which lies...

An accelerometer is a sensor or transducer that measures the rate of change of velocity of an object, or in simpler terms,...

Nanophotonics is a branch of science and technology that explores the behavior of light on the nanometer scale, typically at...

Mie scattering, named after the German physicist Gustav Mie, refers to the scattering of electromagnetic radiation (such as...

A fiber optic sensor is a device that uses optical fibers to detect and measure physical, chemical, biological, or...

Backscatter refers to the phenomenon in which radiation or waves are scattered backward, opposite to the direction of the...

In optics and photonics, "phase" refers to a property of electromagnetic waves, such as light, that describes the position...

A thermal radiation detector consisting of a small cell with a blackened plastic front face that bulges slightly when heat...

A nitrogen vacancy (NV) refers to a specific type of defect or impurity in a crystal lattice where a nitrogen atom replaces...

PCSEL stands for "photonic crystal surface-emitting laser." It refers to a type of laser diode that emits light from its...

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

A detector array refers to a collection of individual detector elements arranged in a two-dimensional grid or matrix format....

A CubeSat is a type of miniaturized satellite characterized by its standardized size and modular design. CubeSats are...

A system that generally uses a photodetector to decode punched cards for information, or for input to a computer, by sensing...

This type of miniaturized system, referred to as CMOS qPCR, combines microfluidic technology with an ultralow-light CMOS...

A flowmeter is a device used to measure the flow rate or quantity of a fluid passing through a particular point in a system....

The term "embedded laser" typically refers to a laser device that is integrated or embedded into a larger system or...

A MEMS fiber optic switch is a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device designed to selectively route optical signals...

Instantaneous field of view (iFOV) is a term commonly used in the context of remote sensing, imaging systems, and optical...

A mid-infrared camera is a type of imaging device designed to capture images in the mid-infrared (mid-IR) spectral range,...

An infrared lens is an optical component specifically designed and optimized for transmitting, focusing, or manipulating...

Germanium crystal refers to a crystalline form of the element germanium (Ge), which is a metalloid and semiconductor...

Quantum sensing refers to a class of sensing technologies that leverage principles from quantum mechanics to enhance the...

The science of sensing and measuring information at some remote location and transmitting the data to a convenient location...

Plasmonics is a field of science and technology that focuses on the interaction between electromagnetic radiation and free...

A quantum cascade laser (QCL) is a type of semiconductor laser that operates based on the principles of quantum mechanics....

A fiber optic imaging bundle is a specialized optical device composed of multiple optical fibers bundled together. Each...

Optofluidics is an interdisciplinary field that combines principles from optics and fluidics to create devices and systems...

The spot on the retina where the optic nerve is attached; it is incapable of sensing light because of the absence of light...

A photonic integrated circuit (PIC) is a compact and integrated device that incorporates multiple photonic components and...

A microring resonator is a compact optical device that utilizes the resonant behavior of light within a small ring-shaped...

Fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM) is an advanced imaging technique that provides information about the lifetime of...

A satellite-borne remote sensing device capable of transmitting images at 10 and 20 m resolution from an altitude of 830 km,...

A fiber optic preform is a cylindrical glass rod or tube used as the starting material for manufacturing optical fibers. It...

A distributed feedback laser (DFB laser) is a type of semiconductor laser diode designed to emit coherent, narrow-bandwidth...

Photonic crystals are artificial structures or materials designed to manipulate and control the flow of light in a manner...

Integration time, in the context of optics, imaging systems, and sensor technology, refers to the duration over which a...

Adaptive optics (AO) is a technology used to improve the performance of optical systems by reducing the effects of...

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

A CCD device for sensing longer wavelengths, such as NIR and IR, that has a deeper depletion region than would be necessary...

A lateral shearing interferometer is an optical device used in interferometry to measure phase differences between two beams...

A point cloud is a set of data points in a three-dimensional coordinate system, where each point represents a specific...

A type of photoelectric proximity mode sensing incorporating a lens system to focus the light from the emitter in a small,...

MWIR stands for mid-wave infrared, referring to a specific range of wavelengths within the infrared spectrum. Infrared...

Optical materials refer to substances or compounds specifically chosen for their optical properties and used in the...

A term variously applied to remote sensing techniques that essentially refers to all parametric conditions that influence...

A microspectroscope equipped with a sensing and recording device, such as a camera, to measure the spectrum formed by...

Ultraviolet (UV) fiber optics refers to optical fibers that are designed and optimized for the transmission of ultraviolet...

An instrument that divides a single laser beam in two and uses one half as a sensing beam and the other as a reference beam,...

In a remote sensing system, nadir refers to the point on the ground located vertically below the center of the system. In...

A device for detecting visual and infrared radiation using a photoconductor as the principle sensing element.

Meta-optics, also known as metasurface optics or flat optics, is a branch of optics that involves the design, fabrication,...

Infrared (IR) refers to the region of the electromagnetic spectrum with wavelengths longer than those of visible light, but...

A frame taken with a CCD camera of a surface that is evenly illuminated by diffuse light. This frame shows irregularities in...

The superimposition of a pilot object on each hologram. The fixed relative position of the scanning and pilot beam during...

In photoelectric sensing, the portion of the transmitted beam that actually functions in the system; the diameter of the...

A microcomb, short for microresonator frequency comb, is a novel photonic device that generates a precise series of evenly...

Spatial resolution refers to the level of detail or granularity in an image or a spatial dataset. It is a measure of the...

A near-infrared (NIR) camera is an imaging device designed to capture images in the near-infrared region of the...

Optical fiber optic switches are devices used in optical fiber communication systems to selectively route optical signals...

In a charge-coupled device, the detection of charge collected by the transport register rather than by the image-sensing...

Supercontinuum refers to a broad spectrum of light that spans a wide range of wavelengths, typically from the visible to the...

A color center, in the context of materials science and condensed matter physics, refers to a specific type of...

Multispectral imaging is a technique that involves capturing and analyzing images at multiple discrete spectral bands within...

Remote sensing is a method of data collection and observation where information about objects, areas, or phenomena on...

A fiber Bragg grating (FBG) is a type of optical filter that is inscribed or "written" into the core of an optical fiber. It...

Parallel scanning refers to a method of acquiring data or images simultaneously from multiple sources or in parallel, rather...

A frequency comb is a precise and regular series of equally spaced spectral lines, or frequencies, that are generated with...

Technique for the precision evaluation of coincidence of a laser beam's center with the edge of the object under study and...

A fiber optic gyroscope (FOG) is a type of gyroscope that uses the interference of light waves to detect changes in...

A mechanical shutter that has had its timing escapement replaced with an electronic timing circuit. This circuit allows a...

Short wavelength infrared (SWIR) refers to the portion of the infrared spectrum that encompasses wavelengths roughly between...

Lidar, short for light detection and ranging, is a remote sensing technology that uses laser light to measure distances and...

A telescopic light-sensing meter used to measure illumination levels of small regions at a distance of many feet; it is used...

An electro-optic modulator (EOM) is a device used to modulate the amplitude, phase, or polarization of light waves using an...

A microbubble resonator is a device used in photonics and optical physics for the precise manipulation of light waves. It...

Remote inspection refers to the process of inspecting, evaluating, or monitoring assets, equipment, infrastructure, or...

An infrared light source is a device that emits light in the infrared spectrum, which lies beyond the visible spectrum of...

An infrared detector is a device that is used to detect and measure infrared radiation, which lies beyond the visible...

Capacity of a vision system to capture an image of an object in motion and to resolve the direction and speed of that motion.

An instrument used to record the emittance or reflectance of an object by scanning with discrete spectral resolution over a...

A method of sensing by transmitting energy from the sensor and detecting the energy after it has been reflected by the...

Integrated photonics is a field of study and technology that involves the integration of optical components, such as lasers,...

Hyperspectral resolution refers to the level of detail or granularity in the spectral information captured by a...

Pushbroom scanning is a technique used in remote sensing and imaging systems, particularly in satellite and aerial sensors,...

A sensing or image-forming detector that serves to convert infrared rays into visible signals for communication purposes....

Label-free refers to a technique or method that does not require the use of additional labels, tags, or markers to detect or...

Ultrasonic refers to sound waves with frequencies higher than the upper audible limit of human hearing, typically above...

A set of photodiodes with no gaps between them that can sense the displacement of a spot of light anywhere on the sensing...

A phase-modulated sensor is a type of sensor that uses modulation of the phase of a signal to measure changes in a physical...

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

Use of a photoelectric receiver to sense an object's presence by detecting a small amount of the emitter's light that is...

A photodetector, also known as a photosensor or photodiode, is a device that detects and converts light into an electrical...

An optical pyrometer that is equipped with a narrow bandpass filter to transmit a limited number of wavelengths to the...

Laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) is a spectroscopic technique that involves using a laser to excite molecules or atoms,...

The degree to which a vision system is capable of sensing differences in light intensity between two regions.

A cryogenically cooled component incorporated into the Dewar of an infrared detector assembly to maintain the sensing...

Long-wave infrared (LWIR) refers to a specific range of the infrared spectrum. Infrared radiation is divided into three main...

A spectral signature, in the context of remote sensing and spectroscopy, refers to the unique pattern or characteristic...

Freeform optics refers to the design and fabrication of optical surfaces that do not follow traditional symmetric shapes,...