Optics — For the book by Sir Isaac Newton, see Opticks. Optical redirects here. For the musical artist, see Optical (artist). Optics includes study of dispersion of light. Optics is the branch of … Wikipedia
optics — Synonyms and related words: Newtonian physics, acoustics, actinology, actinometry, aerophysics, applied physics, astrophysics, basic conductor physics, biophysics, catoptrics, chemical physics, cryogenics, crystallography, cytophysics, dioptrics … Moby Thesaurus
Nonimaging optics — (also called anidolic optics)[1][2] is the branch of optics concerned with the optimal transfer of light radiation between a source and a target. Unlike traditional imaging optics, the techniques involved do not attempt to form an image of the… … Wikipedia
History of optics — Optics began with the development of lenses by the ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians, followed by theories on light and vision developed by ancient Greek and Indian philosophers, and the development of geometrical optics in the Greco Roman… … Wikipedia
Transformation optics — Electromagnetism Electricity · … Wikipedia
Quantum optics — is a field of research in physics, dealing with the application of quantum mechanics to phenomena involving light and its interactions with matter. History of quantum optics Light is made up of particles called photons and hence inherently is… … Wikipedia
Fourier optics — is the study of classical optics using techniques involving Fourier transforms and can be seen as an extension of the Huygens Fresnel principle. The underlying theorem that light waves can be described as made up of sinusoidal waves, in a manner… … Wikipedia
Non-imaging optics — is the branch of optics concerned with the optimal transfer of light radiation between a source and a target. Unlike traditional imaging optics, the techniques involved do not attempt to form an image of the source; instead an optimized optical… … Wikipedia
Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics — Abbreviation MPQ Formation 1981 Location Garching bei München … Wikipedia
Journal of Optics A — is scientific journal, issued since y.1999, covering all aspects of modern and classical optics: experimental and theoretical studies, applications and instrumentation; in particular, *Metamaterials * Nanophotonics * Integrated optics * Terahertz … Wikipedia