A detector array refers to a collection of individual detector elements arranged in a two-dimensional grid or matrix format. Each element within the array is capable of detecting electromagnetic radiation or particles, converting them into...

An absorption peak refers to a sharp increase or spike in the absorption of electromagnetic radiation at a particular...

A study of the energies and wavelengths of radiation emitted by atoms and molecules when particular physical conditions are...

A dichroic coating, also known as a dichroic filter or dichroic mirror, is an optical coating designed to selectively...

A technique for measuring the energy spectrum of electrons emitted during the absorption of ultraviolet radiation. This...

A type of ultrasensitive laser spectroscopy that can detect quantities as small as a single atom of some substances and that...

Spectroscopy used to study the concentration, diffusion and Brownian motion of small particles suspended in a fluid by...

Q-switched operation, or q-switching, is a technique used in lasers to produce short and intense pulses of light. The term...

Broadband dielectric mirrors, also known as broadband mirrors, are optical coatings designed to efficiently reflect or...

In spectroscopy, the parallel bands that vary in lightness and darkness or color, and that are formed when light is...

A spectroscopic technique that combines the high chemical specificity of Raman scattering and signal sensitivity provided by...

A type of fluorescence spectroscopy in which an excimer laser, a dye laser and a frequency-doubling device are used to...

Metabolic imaging refers to the visualization and quantification of metabolic processes within living organisms, tissues, or...

FTIR (Fourier transform infrared) spectrometer is a powerful analytical instrument used to obtain an infrared spectrum of...

Laser optics refers to a broad category of optical components and systems designed for manipulating and controlling laser...

The spectroscopic study of the radiation emitted by the lifetime of phosphorescence.

A long-pass filter is an optical filter that allows longer wavelengths of light to pass through while blocking or...

The spectroscopic analysis of interference patterns using a monochannel spectrometer, spectrograph or multichannel...

A type of spectroscopy used extensively in the analysis of biological samples. Because most biologically synthesized...

Spectroscopy is a technique used in the study of interactions between matter and electromagnetic radiation. It involves...

A powerful method, referred to as FCS, for determining the average diffusion coefficients of fluorescent molecules in...

In dry etching, a method of characterizing the composition of solid materials such as metal. Atoms in the OES technique are...

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

In optical emission spectroscopy, the reduction in radiant power in the central portion of spectral lines arising from the...

That part of the science involved in the study of the theory and interpretation of spectra that uses the unique...

A vibrational transition refers to a change in the vibrational energy of a molecule. Molecules consist of atoms that are...

Spectroscopy characterized by the Mossbauer effect - recoilless emission and absorption of nuclear gamma radiation- which...

A lock-in amplifier is a specialized electronic instrument used to extract and measure small signals embedded in noise or...

A laser diode module is a compact device that incorporates a laser diode, optics, and often other components into a single...

Attenuated total reflectance (ATR) spectroscopy is a technique used in analytical chemistry to obtain IR spectra of samples....

A method of spectral analysis using wavelengths between 100 and 300 nm that utilizes both emission and absorption techniques.

Spectral repeatability refers to the consistency and reproducibility of spectral measurements across multiple trials or...

An InGaAs (indium gallium arsenide) camera is a type of imaging device that utilizes InGaAs sensors to capture images in the...

The method that, by measuring the absorption along an atmospheric path at wavelengths ranging from two to a continuum, can...

A monochromator is an optical instrument used to isolate and select a narrow range of wavelengths from a broader spectrum of...

A type of laser spectroscopy used to measure short-lived isotopes by observing sudden bursts of fluorescence resulting from...

Spectrum analysis concerned with the spectra formed by transitions in molecules.

The energy analysis of electrons released in a secondary step following initial excitation or ionization.

An optical table, also known as an optical bench or an optical breadboard, is a specialized platform used in optics...

A technique for observing the decay of light emissions from sources following their pulsed excitations, based on recording...

Blaze height typically refers to a parameter in the context of diffraction gratings, which are optical devices consisting of...

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

Tip-enhanced Raman scattering (TERS) is a powerful technique that combines Raman spectroscopy with the enhanced spatial...

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

A blackbody source, often simply referred to as a blackbody, is a theoretical or practical physical object that absorbs all...

A GaAlAs laser is a type of semiconductor laser diode that emits light in the near-infrared region of the electromagnetic...

A flexible fiber cable with a small diameter that transports light from the excitation laser to the target. Used in Raman...

GaN (Gallium Nitride) distributed feedback (DFB) lasers refer to a specific type of semiconductor laser based on Gallium...

A fiber laser is a type of laser in which the active gain medium is an optical fiber doped with rare-earth ions such as...

A holographic grating is a type of diffraction grating that is produced using holographic recording techniques. It consists...

Terahertz (THz) refers to a unit of frequency in the electromagnetic spectrum, denoting waves with frequencies between 0.1...

The analysis of the atomic structure of a sample by means of a source radiation that is absorbed and emitted by the sample...

A femtosecond laser is a type of laser that emits ultrashort pulses of light with durations on the order of femtoseconds,...

A chemical detection technique used to measure molecules that have a magnetic dipole moment. The analysis is directed to...

Experimental method of measuring the transmission of a given sample as a function of the wavelength.

The spectroscopic study of radiation emitted by the process of fluorescence.

A measurement in optical thin-film coating processes whereby the gases remaining in the vacuum chamber after coating are...

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

The study of flames by means of a laser emitting blue light and a spectrometer to measure the green fluorescence created by...

The spectroscopic analysis of interference patterns using an electronic imaging tube with a Fabry-Perot interferometer to...

A technique in photometry that uses an oxyhydrogen or oxyacetylene flame to optically excite a solution containing the...

In the context of optics and lasers, a transverse mode refers to a specific spatial pattern of the electric field within the...

An optical grating, in the context of optics and physics, refers to a device with a periodic structure of closely spaced,...

The process of using a spectrograph with a telescope to acquire information on an astronomical object's speed and physical...

High harmonic generation (HHG) refers to a nonlinear optical process in which intense laser light interacts with a gaseous...

Raman spectroscopy is a technique used in analytical chemistry and physics to study vibrational, rotational, and other...

An atomic force microscope (AFM) is a high-resolution imaging and measurement instrument used in nanotechnology, materials...

Deep ultraviolet (DUV or deep-UV) refers to a specific range of ultraviolet light with shorter wavelengths than those in the...

A linear image sensor is a type of solid-state electronic device used to capture and convert light into electrical signals....

Photoconductive antenna (PCA) is a semiconductor element that generates or detects high-frequency electromagnetic signals....

A free-electron laser (FEL) is a type of laser that generates coherent, high-intensity electromagnetic radiation by using a...

Commonly performed in spectroscopy, the optical null process is a method for radiation detection whereby physical detectors...

A diffraction grating is an optical component consisting of a surface with a periodic structure of equally spaced, parallel...

Technique in which the polarization rotation of light, and its relationship to the magnetic field strength can be analyzed...

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

Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is a non-invasive neuroimaging technique that measures changes in hemoglobin...

Harmonic generation refers to a nonlinear optical process in which incoming photons interact with a material and produce new...

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

The measurement of the ability of matter to absorb, transmit or reflect infrared radiation and the relating of the resultant...

Instrument that uses absorption spectroscopy to detect gases in planetary atmospheres. Dispersed incoming radiation is...

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

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

Attosecond-pump attosecond-probe spectroscopy (APAP) is an advanced technique in ultrafast spectroscopy that allows...

Circular dichroism (CD) is a spectroscopic technique used to study the structural characteristics of chiral (asymmetric)...

A time-to-amplitude converter (TAC) is an electronic circuit that converts a time interval between two events into an...

The analysis of fluorescence emitted by discrete atoms, in flames, that have absorbed radiation from an external source. It...

Monolithic self-scanning linear image sensor array for multichannel spectroscopy with a spectral range of from 200 to 1000...

The spectroscopic analysis of optical line shapes and frequency shifts, using the technique of light beating; i.e., the...

In optics, "mode beating" refers to an interference phenomenon that can occur in laser systems with multiple longitudinal...

A technique developed to measure the molecular weight of macromolecules by analyzing the spontaneous fluctuations that occur...

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

1. A faint second image caused by reflection that is sometimes seen when observing through an optical instrument. 2. With...

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is an analytical technique that combines the principles of Raman spectroscopy...

Cold atoms refer to atoms that have been cooled to extremely low temperatures, typically in the microkelvin (µK) to...

A monitoring technique used to measure the oxygen saturation levels in the brains of patients, commonly in operating room...

A thermocouple that is used in infrared spectroscopy to detect a sample's infrared emittance. See thermocouple.

A type of electromodulation that measures changes in spectral reflectance.

The theory and interpretation of spectra produced by the electron emissions of substances after their irradiation by x-rays.

In atomic fluorescence spectroscopy, fluorescence emitted by an atom at a spectral line of a wavelength identical to that of...

(SALI) A type of spectroscopy in which neutral atoms or molecules are ionized by an excimer laser beam and then measured by...

The use of a krypton laser system for the measurement of small molecules aligned by an electric field, by analyzing the...

A pump-probe technique whereby a single wavelength source may be used in order to excite a given sample to determine...

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

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

A photon-counting instrument for use in both space-borne and ground-based photometric and spectroscopic instrumentation....

Nonlinear optical materials are substances that exhibit optical properties that are not linearly proportional to the...

Off-axis paraboloid and ellipsoid mirrors are specialized optical components used in various optical systems, particularly...

An advanced technique that allows the detection of one molecule within a crystal or a cell through optical excitation....

A fiber optic spectrometer is a device used for measuring the spectral content of light. It utilizes optical fibers to...

A laser crystal, also known as an active medium or gain medium, is a solid-state material used in the construction of...

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

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

A spectroscopic technique used to display the intensity of an optical pulse as functions of time and frequency...

An instrument that produces an intense, tightly focused beam of ions to stimulate emissions from a minute section of a...

A silicon photodiode is a semiconductor device that converts light into an electrical current. It is a type of photodetector...

The spectrographic analysis of matter that is in a cooled state. Generally, a mechanical refrigerator is used to lower the...

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

The hollow electrode used in emission spectroscopy to hold the material to be examined and, using an arc or spark source, to...

An atomic absorption spectrometer (AAS) is an analytical instrument used to determine the concentration of specific chemical...

A fiber-coupled photoconductive antenna (FCPA) is a type of optoelectronic device that combines a photoconductive antenna...

Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) is a nondestructive analytical technique used to investigate the optical properties...

An ultrafast laser is a type of laser that emits extremely short pulses of light with durations typically on the order of...

A grating beamsplitter is an optical device that utilizes the principles of diffraction to split a beam of light into...

An intensified charge-coupled device (ICCD) camera is an advanced imaging device that combines the capabilities of both an...

An EMCCD (electron-multiplying charge-coupled device) camera is a type of scientific camera specifically designed for...

The term half bandwidth (HBW) generally refers to the width of a spectral band or frequency range at half of its maximum...

That branch of spectroscopy that applies to the study of interactions between energy and atomic nuclei. The simultaneous...

An InGaAs photodiode refers to a photodetector device that is constructed using a semiconductor material composed of a...

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

A microchannel plate (MCP) is a specialized electron multiplier device used in various applications such as particle...

In spectroscopy, the false images arranged symmetrically on both sides of the true line and caused by irregularities in the...

A method of studying the chemical and physical properties of atoms and molecules (typically living tissue and chemical...

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

A method of analysis in which a pulsed laser beam is used to heat a particle, producing a plasma, or laser spark. As the...

A source of energy that produces needed excitation for population inversion in laser operation. The excitation source that...

A prism is a transparent optical element with flat, polished surfaces that refract light. It usually has two parallel bases,...

A measure of the transmittance through an optical medium. Optical density equals the log to the base 10 of the reciprocal of...

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

A Nernst glower, also known simply as a Nernst lamp or Nernst filament, is a type of incandescent lamp or radiant heater...

An acousto-optic modulator (AOM) is a device that utilizes the interaction between sound waves and light waves to modulate...

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

The study and interpretation of the spectra of substances after they have absorbed the radiant energy emitted by a brief,...

A method for obtaining the optical absorption spectra of solids, semisolids, liquids and gases. PAS is inherently...

A detector-Dewar assembly typically refers to a combination of a detector and a Dewar flask used in scientific instruments,...

An experimental research technique by which absorbed or unabsorbed radiation is analyzed in order to characterize and...

A method of spectral analysis in which some property of the sample is varied and the corresponding change is measured. The...

A spectroscopic technique in which an excitation band absorbs laser energy resulting in an electronic transition. The...

A wide-field multiobject spectroscopy system used in astronomy, in which a bundle of low-loss optical fibers positioned on...

Mode-locking is a technique used in lasers to produce ultrashort pulses of light with durations on the order of picoseconds,...

A synchrotron is a type of particle accelerator that uses magnetic fields to steer charged particles, typically electrons or...

The method of acquiring characteristic x-ray spectra from microscopic samples by use of the combination of a scanning...

A type of modulation spectroscopy that measures spectral reflectance or transmittance changes induced by applying a...

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

A blue diode laser is a type of semiconductor laser that emits light in the blue wavelength range of the electromagnetic...

An emission spectrum is a graphical representation or a characteristic pattern of the wavelengths or frequencies of light...

A near-infrared (NIR) spectrometer is an analytical instrument used to measure the absorption, transmission, or reflection...

A method of measuring negatively charged phase ions using a color-center or lead-salt diode laser.

Diffraction efficiency is a measure of how effectively a diffractive optical element (DOE) or diffraction grating directs...

With respect to atomic fluorescence spectroscopy, the fluorescence that is emitted by an atom at a spectral line of a...

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

An APD detector, or avalanche photodiode detector, is a type of photodetector used to detect light or optical signals by...

A method of measuring complex sequential photosynthetic reactions by varying the pulse time and wavelength of light...

An angstrom, symbolized by the Ångström or Å, is a unit of length used to express atomic and molecular...

A reflection grating is an optical component that consists of a series of closely spaced, parallel reflecting surfaces or...

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

A spectroscopic process that detects and analyzes the discharge from an extrinsic surface with less than bandgap light. This...

A dichroic mirror, also known as a dichroic beamsplitter or interference filter beamsplitter, is an optical device that...

An etalon is an optical device that consists of two parallel reflecting surfaces separated by a precise and known distance....

The analysis of structural and molecular dynamics caused by low temperature.

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

A discharge tube filled with various gases and used as a source in spectroscopy.

Fused quartz and silica are closely related materials, both composed primarily of silicon dioxide (SiO2), but they are...