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Wei Min, Assistant Professor at Columbia University and his team have investigated the synthesis of protein at a specific site in the tissue of the brain using a new imaging technique in order to study the process of development of long-term memory.
By Alexander Chilton
9 Sep 2014
Wave optics, also referred to as physical optics, is the branch of optics that enables important phenomena such as interference, diffraction, and polarization to be understood.
Ultraviolet (UV) light is a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum between the visible rays and X-rays. It lies in the frequency range of 10 to 400 nm with photon energies from 3 to 124 eV.
Optical density is a term used in the field of optical spectroscopy for describing the propagation of a wave through a material.
Bandpass filter is a circuit or a device that allows transmission of signals at frequencies within a particular range and rejects signals at frequencies outside that range.
A ballast resistor is used for maintaining a constant current flowing through it, irrespective of the variations in the applied voltage or rest of the circuit. These resistors consist of a resistive element whose resistance increases with temperature.
The optical microscope, also called the light microscope, is the oldest type of microscope which uses visible light and lenses in order to magnify images of very small samples. It is a standard tool frequently used within the fields of life and material science.
Radiant exposure is a term used to describe characteristics of lasers. Radiant exposure is the measure of energy over a particular area.
Light amplification is the process of intensifying the amplitude of an electromagnetic light wave. This process is generally classified into three major categories: laser, parametric and scattering.
Bandwidth-Distance Product is a term used to describe the transmission of light through fiber optic cables. Data transmission through fiber optic cables is limited by attenuation and dispersion.