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== Subcategories == | == Subcategories == | ||
*'''[[:Category:Collimators|Collimators]]''' | *'''[[:Category:Collimators|Collimators]]''' - a device that narrows a beam of particles or waves | ||
*'''[[:Category:Displays|Displays]]''' | *'''[[:Category:Displays|Displays]]''' - a device which displays light to interact with users | ||
*'''[[:Category:Holographic optical components|Holographic optical components]]''' | *'''[[:Category:Holographic optical components|Holographic optical components]]''' - components that allow light to be scattered from an object to be recorded and reconstructed later | ||
*'''[[:Category:Lenses|Lenses]]''' | *'''[[:Category:Lenses|Lenses]]''' - an optical element which converges or diverges light | ||
*'''[[:Category:Light deflectors|Light deflectors]]''' | *'''[[:Category:Light deflectors|Light deflectors]]''' - devices that deflect light | ||
*'''[[:Category:Lighting|Lighting]]''' | *'''[[:Category:Lighting|Lighting]]''' - the production of visible light | ||
*'''[[:Category:Luminescent devices|Luminescent devices]]''' | *'''[[:Category:Luminescent devices|Luminescent devices]]''' - devices that emit light from a substance not resulting from heat | ||
*'''[[:Category:Mirrors|Mirrors]]''' | *'''[[:Category:Mirrors|Mirrors]]''' - an object which reflects light | ||
*'''[[:Category:Optical amplifiers|Optical amplifiers]]''' | *'''[[:Category:Optical amplifiers|Optical amplifiers]]''' - a device which amplifies an optical signal without converting it to an electrical signal | ||
*'''[[:Category:Optical arrays|Optical arrays]]''' | *'''[[:Category:Optical arrays|Optical arrays]]''' - a series of optical devices or objects to reflect,refract or transform light | ||
*'''[[:Category:Optical filters|Optical filters]]''' | *'''[[:Category:Optical filters|Optical filters]]''' - devices which selectively transmit light of different wavelengths | ||
*'''[[:Category:Optical resonators|Optical resonators]]''' | *'''[[:Category:Optical resonators|Optical resonators]]''' - or a resonant optical cavity, an arrangement of optical components which allows a beam of light to circulate in a closed path | ||
*'''[[:Category:Optical retarders|Optical retarders]]''' | *'''[[:Category:Optical retarders|Optical retarders]]''' - an object that alters the polarization of light traveling through it | ||
*'''[[:Category:Optical sensors|Optical sensors]]''' | *'''[[:Category:Optical sensors|Optical sensors]]''' - a device which detects and measures light | ||
*'''[[:Category:Thermooptical devices|Thermooptical devices]]''' | *'''[[:Category:Thermooptical devices|Thermooptical devices]]''' - devices where a change in temperature changes optical properties | ||
[[Category:Lasers,_lighting_&_electrooptics|{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:Lasers,_lighting_&_electrooptics|{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
Revision as of 00:02, 16 January 2012
Devices used in optics such as lenses, mirrors, and light deflectors
Subcategories
- Collimators - a device that narrows a beam of particles or waves
- Displays - a device which displays light to interact with users
- Holographic optical components - components that allow light to be scattered from an object to be recorded and reconstructed later
- Lenses - an optical element which converges or diverges light
- Light deflectors - devices that deflect light
- Lighting - the production of visible light
- Luminescent devices - devices that emit light from a substance not resulting from heat
- Mirrors - an object which reflects light
- Optical amplifiers - a device which amplifies an optical signal without converting it to an electrical signal
- Optical arrays - a series of optical devices or objects to reflect,refract or transform light
- Optical filters - devices which selectively transmit light of different wavelengths
- Optical resonators - or a resonant optical cavity, an arrangement of optical components which allows a beam of light to circulate in a closed path
- Optical retarders - an object that alters the polarization of light traveling through it
- Optical sensors - a device which detects and measures light
- Thermooptical devices - devices where a change in temperature changes optical properties
Pages in category "Optical devices"
The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
