light beam collimator

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• collimator — [käl′əmāt΄ər] n. [see COLLIMATE] 1. a small telescope with cross hairs at its focus, fixed to another telescope, surveying instrument, etc. for adjusting the line of sight 2. a device that causes a beam of radiation, as light, to move as parallel …   English World dictionary

• Collimator — Example of a particle collimator A collimator is a device that narrows a beam of particles or waves. To narrow can mean either to cause the directions of motion to become more aligned in a specific direction (i.e., collimated or parallel) or to… …   Wikipedia

• collimator — /kol euh may teuhr/, n. 1. Optics. a. a fixed telescope for use in collimating other instruments. b. an optical system that transmits parallel rays of light, as the receiving lens or telescope of a spectroscope. 2. Physics. a device for producing …   Universalium

• collimator — noun a) An optical device that generates a parallel beam of light. Often used to compensate for laser beam divergence. b) A similar device that produces a parallel beam of particles such as neutrons …   Wiktionary

• collimator — noun Date: 1865 1. a device for producing a beam of parallel rays (as of light) or for forming an infinitely distant virtual image that can be viewed without parallax 2. a device for obtaining a beam (as of particles) of limited cross section …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• collimator — /ˈkɒləmeɪtə/ (say koluhmaytuh) noun 1. a small fixed telescope for use in collimating other instruments. 2. a. a device for obtaining a parallel beam of light, consisting of a tube containing a convex lens at one end and an adjustable slit at the …  

• collimator — col•li•ma•tor [[t]ˈkɒl əˌmeɪ tər[/t]] n. 1) opt a fixed telescope for use in collimating other instruments 2) an optical system that transmits parallel rays of light 3) phs a device for producing a particle beam in which all the particle paths… …   From formal English to slang

• Collimated light — In the lower picture, the light has been collimated. Collimated light is light whose rays are parallel, and therefore will spread slowly as it propagates. The word is related to collinear and implies light that does not disperse with distance… …   Wikipedia

• Fresnel lens — A Fresnel lens (pronounced [ frɛz.nəl] or [freɪ nɛl] ) is a type of lens invented by French physicist Augustin Jean Fresnel. Originally developed for lighthouses, the design enables the construction of lenses of large aperture and short focal… …   Wikipedia

• Laser pointer — A laser pointer is a portable, pen sized laser designed to be held in the hand, and most commonly used to project a point of light to highlight items of interest during a presentation. Most laser pointers have low enough power that the projected… …   Wikipedia

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