Optics
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Birefringence - The property of nonisotropic media, such as crystals, whereby a single incident beam of light traverses the medium as two beams, each plane-polarized, the planes being at right angles to each other. (Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed) |
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Color |
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Darkness |
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Fiber Optics |
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Light - That portion of the electromagnetic spectrum to which the human eye is sensitive. Light is about 400 to 800 nanometers in wavelength, i.e., between the ultraviolet and infrared spectra. |
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Optical Rotation |
Optics Definitions and Terms
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