optical engineering

Optical engineering — is the field of study that focuses on applications of optics. Optical engineers design components of optical instruments such as lenses, microscopes, telescopes, and other equipment that utilizes the properties of light. Other devices include… …   Wikipedia

International Society for Optical Engineering — SPIE und SPIE Europe (die International Society for Optical Engineering) sind zwei gemeinnützige Gesellschaften, die sich „Austausch, Sammlung und Verbreitung von Wissen“ auf dem Gebiet der Optik als Ziel gesetzt haben. SPIE wurde am 1. Juli 1955 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Optical Society — Type Professional organization Founded 1916 Location Washington, DC, United States Origins Founded by optical scientists in 1916 under the leadership of Perley G. Nutting Key people Christopher Dainty (President) …   Wikipedia

Optical coherence tomography — Intervention Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) image of a sarcoma MeSH …   Wikipedia

Optical physics — Optical physics, or optical science, is a subfield of atomic, molecular, and optical physics. It is the study of the generation of electromagnetic radiation, the properties of that radiation, and the interaction of that radiation with matter,… …   Wikipedia

Optical lens design — refers to the calculation of lens construction parameters (variables) that will meet a set of performance requirements and constraints, including cost and schedule limitations. Construction parameters include surface profile types (spherical,… …   Wikipedia

Optical resolution — This article is about optical resolution in optics. For the method of separating enantiomers in chemistry, see Chiral resolution. Optical resolution describes the ability of an imaging system to resolve detail in the object that is being imaged.… …   Wikipedia

Engineering society — An engineering society is a professional organization for engineers of various disciplines. Some are umbrella type organizations which accept many different disciplines, while others are discipline specific. Many award professional designations,… …   Wikipedia

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

Optical storage — is a term from engineering referring to the storage of data on an optically readable medium. Data is recorded by making marks in a pattern that can be read back with the aid of light, usually a beam of laser light precisely focused on a spinning… …   Wikipedia