optical window of the electromagnetic spectrum
1Optical window — Rough plot of Earth s atmospheric transmittance (or opacity) to various wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation, including visible light. The meaning of this term depends on the context: In astronomy, the optical window is the optical portion of …
2Electromagnetic spectrum — The electromagnetic (EM) spectrum is the range of all possible electromagnetic radiation frequencies. [cite web|url=http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/dict ei.html#em spectrum|title=Imagine the Universe! Dictionary] The electromagnetic spectrum… …
3electromagnetic radiation — Physics. radiation consisting of electromagnetic waves, including radio waves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x rays, and gamma rays. [1950 55] * * * Energy propagated through free space or through a material medium in the form of… …
4Electromagnetic radiation — Electromagnetism Electricity · …
5Window (disambiguation) — A window is an opening in an otherwise solid, opaque surface, through which light can pass.Window may also refer to:Business* Video window, the delay between a movie s theatrical and DVD releaseComputing* Window (computing), a display rectangle… …
6Infrared window — The atmospheric window refers to those parts of the electromagnetic spectrum that are, with the earth s atmosphere in its natural state, not absorbed at all . One atmospheric window lies approximately at wavelengths of infrared radiation between… …
7Optical coherence tomography — Intervention Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) image of a sarcoma MeSH …
8Optical properties of water and ice — Main article: Properties of water The refractive index of water at 20°C is 1.332986. The refractive index of normal ice is 1.31. (From List of refractive indices.) In general, an index of refraction is a complex number with both a real and… …
9Visible spectrum — White light is dispersed by a prism into the colors of the optical spectrum. The visible spectrum is the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to (can be detected by) the human eye …
10Astronomical window — In astronomy, an atmosphere can have a window for portions of the electromagnetic spectrum; that is, those wavelengths which pass through the atmosphere are said to pass through a window. ee also*Radio window *Atmospheric window *Optical window …
