1) optics 2) optical instruments and devices

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• optical instruments — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Devices for modifying vision Nouns 1. optical instruments, [plano convex or concave, biconvex, converging or diverging miniscus, or biconcave] lens, achromatic lens; spectacles, glasses, bifocals, pince… …   English dictionary for students

• optics — /op tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision. [1605 15; < ML optica < Gk optiká, n. use of neut. pl. of OPTIKÓS; see OPTIC,… …   Universalium

• Optical Society of America — The Optical Society of America (OSA) is a scientific society dedicated to advancing the study of light optics and photonics in theory and application, by means of worldwide research, scientific publishing, conferences and exhibitions, partnership …   Wikipedia

• Optical engineering — is the field of study that focuses on applications of optics. Optical engineers design components of optical instruments such as lenses, microscopes, telescopes, and other equipment that utilizes the properties of light. Other devices include… …   Wikipedia

• Optical power meter — in use An optical power meter (OPM) is a device used to measure the power in an optical signal. The term usually refers to a device for testing average power in fiber optic systems. Other general purpose light power measuring devices are usually… …   Wikipedia

• Optics — For the book by Sir Isaac Newton, see Opticks. Optical redirects here. For the musical artist, see Optical (artist). Optics includes study of dispersion of light. Optics is the branch of …   Wikipedia

• Optical fiber — A bundle of optical fibers A TOSLINK fiber optic audio c …   Wikipedia

• Optical microscope — Microscope Uses Small sample observation Notable experiments Discovery of cells Inventor Hans Lippershey Zacharias Jans …   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 fiber cable — A TOSLINK optical fiber cable with a clear jacket. These plastic fiber cables are used mainly for digital audio connections between devices. An optical fiber cable is a cable containing one or more optical fibers. The optical fiber elements are… …   Wikipedia

• Optical coherence tomography — Intervention Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) image of a sarcoma MeSH …   Wikipedia