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31Monochromatic electromagnetic plane wave — In general relativity, the monochromatic electromagnetic plane wave spacetime is the analog of the monochromatic plane waves known from Maxwell s theory. The precise definition of the solution is a bit complicated, but very instructive. Any exact …
32Depth of focus — For the seismology term, see Depth of focus (tectonics). Depth of focus is a lens optics concept that measures the tolerance of placement of the image plane (the film plane in a camera) in relation to the lens. In a camera, depth of focus… …
33Laser beam profiler — A laser beam profiler captures, displays, and records the spatial intensity profile of a laser beam at a particular plane transverse to the beam propagation path. Since there are many types of lasers ultraviolet, visible, infrared, continuous… …
34Keith Puccinelli — (born 1950 in San José , California) is an American artist based in Ventura, California. He creates drawings, sculptures, and interactive installations.Keith Puccinelli received his BFA degree from San José State University in 1973. He opened… …
35light — light1 lightful, adj. lightfully, adv. /luyt/, n., adj., lighter, lightest, v., lighted or lit, lighting. n. 1. something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light. 2. Physics …
36adaptive optics — noun An optical system in telescopes that reduces atmospheric distortion by dynamically measuring and correcting wavefront aberrations in real time, often by using a deformable mirror …
37Mathematics of radio engineering — A complex valued function. The mathematics of radio engineering is a pleasant and very useful subject. This article is an attempt to provide a reasonably comprehensive summary of this almost limitless topic. While the ideas have historically… …
38wave front — noun 1. all the points just reached by a wave as it propagates • Hypernyms: ↑propagation • Part Holonyms: ↑wave 2. (physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating through a… …
