optical prism

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• optical prism — optinė prizmė statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. optical prism vok. optisches Prisma, n rus. оптическая призма, f pranc. prisme optique, m …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• 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

• electron-optical prism — elektroninė prizmė statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. electronic prism; electron optical prism vok. elektronenoptisches Prisma, n; Elektronenprisma, n rus. электронно оптическая призма, f pranc. prisme électronique, m …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• Prism — may refer to:cience and mathematics* Prism (optics), a transparent object which refracts light ** Dispersive prism, the most familiar type of optical prism * Prism (geometry), a kind of polyhedron * Prism (geology), a kind of sedimentary… …   Wikipedia

• Prism (optics) — For other uses, see Prism (disambiguation). A plastic prism In optics, a prism is a transparent optical element with flat, polished surfaces that refract light. The exact angles between the surfaces depend on the application. The traditional… …   Wikipedia

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

• prism spectroscope — noun an optical instrument for spectrographic analysis • Syn: ↑spectroscope • Derivationally related forms: ↑spectroscopic (for: ↑spectroscope) • Hypernyms: ↑optical instrument …   Useful english dictionary

• Optical tweezers — (originally called single beam gradient force trap ) are scientific instruments that use a highly focused laser beam to provide an attractive or repulsive force (typically on the order of piconewtons), depending on the refractive index mismatch… …   Wikipedia

• Optical interferometry — combines two or more light waves in an optical instrument in such a way that interference occurs between them. Early interferometers used white light sources and also monochromatic light from atomic sources (e.g., Young s double slit experiment… …   Wikipedia

• Prism compressor — A prism compressor is an optical device used to shorten the duration of a positively chirped ultrashort laser pulse by giving different wavelength components a different time delay. It typically consists of two prisms and a mirror. Figure 1 shows …   Wikipedia

• Optical phenomenon — An optical phenomenon is any observable event that results from the interaction of light and matter. See also list of optical topics and optics. A mirage is an example of an optical phenomenon. Common optical phenomena are often due to the… …   Wikipedia