optical device

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• optical device — noun a device for producing or controlling light • Hypernyms: ↑device • Hyponyms: ↑autofocus, ↑biprism, ↑camera lucida, ↑coelostat, ↑collimator, ↑diffraction grating, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Optical circulator — symbol An optical circulator is a special fiber optic component that can be used to separate optical signals that travel in opposite directions in an optical fiber, analogous to the operation of an electronic circulator. An optical circulator is… …   Wikipedia

• Optical modulators using semiconductor nano-structures — Contents 1 Optical modulators using semiconductor nano structures 1.1 Electro optic modulator of nano structures 1.2 Acousto optic modulator of nano structures …   Wikipedia

• Optical cross-connect — An optical cross connect (OXC) is a device used by telecommunications carriers to switch high speed optical signals in a fiber optic network, such as an optical mesh network. There are several ways to realize an OXC: Opaque OXCs (electronic… …   Wikipedia

• optical maser — noun an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light • Syn: ↑laser • Hypernyms: ↑optical device • Part Holonyms: ↑photocoagulator * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

• Optical computing — Today s computers use the movement of electrons in and out of transistors to do logic. Optical or Photonic computing is intended to use photons or light particles, produced by lasers or diodes, in place of electrons. Compared to electrons,… …   Wikipedia

• optical prism — noun optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image • Syn: ↑prism • Derivationally related forms: ↑prismatic (for: ↑prism) • Hypernyms: ↑optical device …   Useful english dictionary

• Optical path — The path that light takes in traversing an optical system is often called the optical path. The physical length of an optical device can be reduced to less than the length of the optical path by using folded optics. The optical path length as… …   Wikipedia

• Optical frequency multiplier — An optical frequency multiplier is a nonlinear optical device, in which photons interacting with a nonlinear material are effectively combined to form new photons with greater energy, and thus higher frequency (and shorter wavelength). Two types… …   Wikipedia

• optical scanner — A light sensitive optical device used to capture photographs, diagrams, printed characters, etc. in a digitized form so that they can be stored electronically …   Big dictionary of business and management

• Optical mark recognition — (also called Optical Mark Reading and OMR) is the process of capturing human marked data from document forms such as surveys and tests. Contents 1 OMR background 2 OMR software 2.1 Open Source …   Wikipedia