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• Optical rotation — (optical activity) is the turning of the plane of linearly polarized light about the direction of motion as the light travels through certain materials. It occurs in solutions of chiral molecules such as sucrose (sugar), solids with rotated… …   Wikipedia

• optical rotation — n the angle through which the plane of vibration of polarized light that traverses an optically active substance is rotated * * * the quality of certain optically active substances whereby the plane of polarized light is changed, so that it is… …   Medical dictionary

• Optical mineralogy — A petrographic microscope, which is an optical microscope fitted with cross polarizing lenses, a conoscopic lens, and compensators (plates of anisotropic materials; gypsum plates and quartz wedges are common), for crystallographic analysis.… …   Wikipedia

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• optical ceramics — Introduction       advanced industrial materials developed for use in optical applications.       Optical materials derive their utility from their response to infrared, optical, and ultraviolet light. The most obvious optical materials are… …   Universalium

• Optical resolution — This article is about optical resolution in optics. For the method of separating enantiomers in chemistry, see Chiral resolution. Optical resolution describes the ability of an imaging system to resolve detail in the object that is being imaged.… …   Wikipedia

• Optical recording — The history of optical recording can be divided into a few number of distinct major contributions. The pioneers of optical recording worked mostly independently, and their solutions to the many technical challenges have very distinctive features …   Wikipedia

• Optical coating — Optically coated mirrors and lenses. An optical coating is one or more thin layers of material deposited on an optical component such as a lens or mirror, which alters the way in which the optic reflects and transmits light. One type of optical… …   Wikipedia

• Optical overheating protection — With all solar thermal collector systems there is a potential risk that the solar collector may reach an equilibrium or stagnation temperature higher than the maximum safe operating temperature. Various measures are taken for optical overheating… …   Wikipedia

• Optical instrument — An optical instrument either processes light waves to enhance an image for viewing, or analyzes light waves (or photons) to determine one of a number of characteristic properties. Contents 1 Image enhancement 2 Analysis 3 Other optical devices …   Wikipedia

• Optical dilatometer — An optical dilatometer is a non contact device able to measure thermal expansions or sintering kinetics of any kind of materials, unlike traditional push rod dilatometer, it can push up to the dilatometric softening of the specimen. It is a… …   Wikipedia