Wavefront — In optics and physics, a wavefront is the locus (a line, or, in a wave propagating in 3 dimensions, a surface) of points having the same phase. Since infrared, optical, x ray and gamma ray frequencies are so high, the temporal component of… … Wikipedia
Wavefront .obj file — For other uses, see Obj (disambiguation). OBJ geometry format Filename extension .obj Internet media type application/x tgif? Developed by Wavefront Technologies Type of format 3D model format OBJ (or .OBJ) is a ge … Wikipedia
light — light1 lightful, adj. lightfully, adv. /luyt/, n., adj., lighter, lightest, v., lighted or lit, lighting. n. 1. something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light. 2. Physics … Universalium
Jeffree cell — The Jeffree cell was an early acousto optic modulator, best known for its use in the Scophony system of mechanical television. It was invented by J.H. Jeffree in 1934, and was a major improvement over the Kerr cell modulators used up to that time … Wikipedia
Nomarski prism — A Nomarski prism is a modification of the Wollaston prism that is used in differential interference contrast microscopy. It is named after its inventor, Polish physicist Georges Nomarski. Like the Wollaston prism, the Nomarski prism consists of… … Wikipedia
фронт световой волны — Геометрическое место точек, до которых в данный момент дошло световое возмущение. [Сборник рекомендуемых терминов. Выпуск 79. Физическая оптика. Академия наук СССР. Комитет научно технической терминологии. 1970 г.] Тематики физическая оптика… … Справочник технического переводчика
Nonimaging optics — (also called anidolic optics)[1][2] is the branch of optics concerned with the optimal transfer of light radiation between a source and a target. Unlike traditional imaging optics, the techniques involved do not attempt to form an image of the… … Wikipedia
Adaptive optics — (AO) is a technology used to improve the performance of optical systems by reducing the effects of rapidly changing optical distortion. It is used in astronomical telescopes and laser communication systems to remove the effects of atmospheric… … Wikipedia
Holography — (from the Greek, ὅλος hólos whole + γραφή grafē writing, drawing) is a technique that allows the light scattered from an object to be recorded and later reconstructed so that it appears as if the object is in the same position relative to the… … Wikipedia
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Computer-generated holography — (CGH) is the method of digitally generating holographic interference patterns. A holographic image can be generated e.g. by digitally computing a holographic interference pattern and printing it onto a mask or film for subsequent illumination by… … Wikipedia