electro-optical — or electro optic adjective Date: 1879 1. of or relating to electro optics 2. a. relating to or being a change in the refractive index of a material due to an electric field < electro optical effect > b. using or being a material that exhibits… … New Collegiate Dictionary
electro-optical — adjective see electro optic * * * electro opˈtic or electro opˈtical adjective (electro optical effect see ↑Kerr effect) • • • Main Entry: ↑electro … Useful english dictionary
Electro-optic effect — An electro optic effect is a change in the optical properties of a material in response to an electric field that varies slowly compared with the frequency of light. The term encompasses a number of distinct phenomena, which can be subdivided… … Wikipedia
Electro-optical MASINT — is a subdiscipline of Measurement and Signature Intelligence, (MASINT) and refers to intelligence gathering activities which bring together disparate elements that do not fit within the definitions of Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), Imagery… … Wikipedia
Electro-Optical Synergy — (ELOS) is a selective photothermolysis technology using various forms of energy frequencies principally for cosmetic medicial purposes developed by the corporation Syneron. External links* [http://www.syneron.com/pdf/elosLightTriggerEffect.pdf… … Wikipedia
electro-optical guidance — The guidance making use of visible contrast patterns of a target or the surrounding area to effect seeker lock on and terminal homing. TV guidance is one form of electro optical guidance. The target image is picked up by the TV camera in the… … Aviation dictionary
Kerr electro-optic effect — ▪ physics in physics, the inducement of double refraction of light in a transparent substance when a strong electric field is applied in a direction transverse to the beam of light. In double refraction, the index of refraction (a measure… … Universalium
electro-optic — adjective or electro optical 1. a. : relating to or being a change in the refractive index of a material due to an electric field electro optic effect b. : using or being a material that exhibits electro optic properties an electro optic crystal … Useful english dictionary
Optical rectification — Electro optic rectification (EOR) (also referred to as optical rectification) is a non linear optical process which consists in the generation of a quasi DC polarization in a non linear medium at the passage of an intense optical beam. For… … Wikipedia
Electro-optic modulator — (EOM) is an optical device in which a signal controlled element displaying electro optic effect is used to modulate a beam of light. The modulation may be imposed on the phase, frequency, amplitude, or direction of the modulated beam. Modulation… … Wikipedia