- as X-rays, microwaves, and
radio waves exhibit similar properties. Most
optical phenomena can be
accounted for by
using the
classical electromagnetic description...
- An
optical fiber, or
optical fibre, is a
flexible gl**** or
plastic fiber that can
transmit light from one end to the other. Such
fibers find wide usage...
- A
laser is a
device that
emits light through a
process of
optical amplification based on the
stimulated emission of
electromagnetic radiation. The word...
- The
optical properties of a
material define how it
interacts with light. The
optical properties of
matter are
studied in
optical physics (a
subfield of...
-
Optical networking is a
means of
communication that uses
signals encoded in
light to
transmit information in
various types of
telecommunications networks...
- The
optical window is the
portion of the
optical spectrum that is not
blocked by the Earth's atmosphere. The
window runs from
around 300
nanometers (ultraviolet-B)...
- An
optical microcavity or
microresonator is a
structure formed by
reflecting faces on the two
sides of a
spacer layer or
optical medium, or by wrapping...
- cable, also
known as an
optical-fiber cable, is an ****embly
similar to an
electrical cable but
containing one or more
optical fibers that are used to...
- An
optical cavity,
resonating cavity or
optical resonator is an
arrangement of
mirrors or
other optical elements that
confines light waves similarly to...
-
Optical rotation, also
known as
polarization rotation or
circular birefringence, is the
rotation of the
orientation of the
plane of
polarization about...
