reflector layer
1reflector — [ri flek′tər] n. 1. a person or thing that reflects; esp., a surface, object, etc. that reflects light, sound, heat, or the like, as a piece of glass or metal, highly polished and usually concave, which reflects and directs radiant energy, as… …
2reflector — /rəˈflɛktə / (say ruh flektuh) noun 1. someone or something that reflects. 2. a body, surface, or device that reflects light, heat, sound, or the like. 3. a reflecting telescope. 4. Physics a layer of material surrounding the core of a nuclear… …
3Modulating retro-reflector — A modulating retro reflector (MRR) system combines an optical retro reflector and an optical modulator to allow optical communications[1] and sometimes other functions such as programmable signage.[2] Free space optical communication technology… …
4Distributed Bragg reflector — A distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) is a reflector used in waveguides, such as optical fibers. It is a structure formed from multiple layers of alternating materials with varying refractive index, or by periodic variation of some characteristic… …
5Optical Solar Reflector — An Optical Solar Reflector (OSR) consists of a top layer made out of quartz, over a reflecting layer made of metal. OSR is used for radiators on space craft. The quartz outer layer lets the solar light through which reflects on the metal layer.… …
6Neutron reflector — A neutron reflector is any material that reflects neutrons. This refers to elastic scattering rather than to a specular reflection. The material may be graphite, beryllium, steel, and tungsten carbide, or other materials. A neutron reflector can… …
7coleopteran — /koh lee op teuhr euhn, kol ee /, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the order Coleoptera. n. 2. a beetle. [1840 50; COLEOPTER(A) + AN] * * * ▪ insect Introduction any member of the insect order Coleoptera, consisting of the beetles and weevils …
8telescope — /tel euh skohp /, n., adj., v., telescoped, telescoping. n. 1. an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer. One of the two principal forms (refracting telescope) consists essentially of an objective lens… …
9Eye — For other uses, see Eye (disambiguation), Ocular (disambiguation), Ocular, and Oculus. For taxon specific articles, see human eye, simple eye in invertebrates, mollusc eye, and arthropod eye. Eye …
10Teller–Ulam design — The basics of the Teller–Ulam design. Radiation from a primary fission bomb compresses a secondary section containing both fission and fusion fuel. The compressed secondary is heated from within by a second fission explosion. The Teller–Ulam… …
