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  • What is Schlieren Optics?
    Article - 17 Sep 2018
    Schlieren optics is an optical technique that enables the user to image small changes and non-uniformities in the refractive index of air, or other transparent media; and are most commonly used to...
  • Using Silk-Based Materials for Optics and Waveguides
    Article - 30 Jul 2018
    This article discusses how silk can be used within the field of optics.
  • How Do Fiber Optic Cables Work?
    Article - 10 Jul 2018
    This article explains how Fiber Optic cables work.
  • Optics Inspired By the Eyes of Insects
    Article - 17 Apr 2018
    Unlike humans, who have a single eye and lens, insects have what are called compound eyes. These compound eyes consist of several tiny eyes called ommatidia with one lens each. Their numbers can range...
  • Charles Kao and Fiber Optics in Telecommunications
    Article - 16 Sep 2014
    The development of fiber optic technology has driven the dramatic progression of telecommunications.
  • Metastable States - Definition and Applications in Optics
    Article - 20 Jun 2014
    Metastable state is an excited state of an atom or other system with a longer lifetime than the other excited states. However, it has a shorter lifetime than the stable ground state.
  • What are Wave Optics?
    Article - 8 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.
  • Sum Frequency Generation - Non-Linear Optics for Advanced Spectroscopy
    Article - 8 Oct 2013
    Sum frequency generation (SFG) may be defined as a second order non-linear optical process in which a tunable infrared beam is combined with a visible beam, such that that the frequency of the output...
  • What is a Fiber Optic Switch?
    Article - 8 Jul 2013
    Fiber optic switches are optic elements that are used in telecommunication to enable the signals in optical fibers to be switched from one circuit to another.
  • What is a Beam Combiner?
    Article - 5 Jul 2013
    A beam combiner is essentially an arrangement of beam splitters and mirrors. The function of a beam splitter is to divide the incident light into two paths, one by transmission and another by...

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