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    Optical fiber (redirect from Fiber optic)
    transmit light from one end to the other. Such fibers find wide usage in fiber-optic communications, where they permit transmission over longer distances and...
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  • optical instrument, a device that changes the behavior or properties of light. A Fresnel lens, used in lighthouses, is a type of optic. Optic may also...
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    A fiber-optic cable, also known as an optical-fiber cable, is an assembly similar to an electrical cable but containing one or more optical fibers that...
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  • the non-drip measure, often referred to as an optic. The terms Optic, Optic Pearl, OpticJade and OpticOpal are all trademarks of Gaskell & Chambers owned...
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  • of thermo-optic coefficient of standard single-mode fiber under large temperature range. 2015 International Conference on Optical Instruments and Technology:...
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    antisymmetric part of P i j k ℓ {\displaystyle P_{ijk\ell }} is known as the roto-optic tensor. From either definition, it is clear that deformations to the body...
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  • wavelength shift can be calculated using an instrument implementing optical frequency domain reflectometry. Fiber-optic sensors are also immune to electromagnetic...
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    A surgical instrument is a medical device for performing specific actions or carrying out desired effects during a surgery or operation, such as modifying...
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    physical examination. It is crucial in determining the health of the retina, optic disc, and vitreous humor.[citation needed] The pupil is a hole through which...
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  • Fiber-optic filter is an optical fiber instrument used for wavelength selection, which can select desired wavelengths to pass and reject the others. It...
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  • This is a list of instruments used in ophthalmology. A complete list of ophthalmic instruments can be found below: Akahoshi Combo II Prechopper Glasses...
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    uncomfortable as the proctoscope is inserted further into the rectum. Modern fibre-optic proctoscopes allow more extensive observation with less discomfort. A proctoscope...
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    A patch cable, patch cord or patch lead is an electrical or fiber-optic cable used to connect ("patch in") one electronic or optical device to another...
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  • A fibre optic gyrocompass is a compass and instrument of navigation. It is sometimes part of a ship's set of compasses, which also include a conventional...
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    MIDI (/ˈmɪdi/; Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a technical standard that describes a communication protocol, digital interface, and electrical...
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    PSO-1 and 1P29 scopes currently being used by the Russian military. The optic is intended to become the standard issue sight for the infantry riflemen...
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    A seismometer is an instrument that responds to ground displacement and shaking such as caused by quakes, volcanic eruptions, and explosions. They are...
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    Firearm Sight, first model, GRAU index 1P29) is a Soviet/Russian universal optic sight, designed for use on the AK rifle family (AKMN, AK-74N, AK-74M, AK-101...
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    Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that can lead to damage of the optic nerve. The optic nerve transmits visual information from the eye to the brain. Glaucoma...
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    electro optic sensors. The accuracy reaches from 0.2" (theodolites, small astrolabes) to 0.01" (modern meridian circles, Danjon). Early instruments (like...
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  • humidity meters, contact and non-contact thermometers, power supplies, fiber optic meters, and EMF measurement devices. Extech was founded in 1971. In October...
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    Optical attenuator (category Measuring instruments)
    An optical attenuator, or fiber optic attenuator, is a device used to reduce the power level of an optical signal, either in free space or in an optical...
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    High Accuracy Radial Velocity Planet Searcher (category Astronomical instruments)
    simultaneously using two identical optic fibre feeds, and to careful attention to mechanical stability: the instrument sits in a vacuum vessel which is...
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    from the surface of an object rather than transmitted through it. The instrument uses two separate optical paths with two objectives and eyepieces to provide...
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    The list includes hunting or precision rifles equipped with a telescopic optic, and precision rifles used by both military and law enforcement trained...
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  • Optical power meter (category Optical instruments)
    The term usually refers to a device for testing average power in fiber optic systems. Other general purpose light power measuring devices are usually...
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    recording. Fiber-optic microphones possess high dynamic and frequency range, similar to the best high fidelity conventional microphones. Fiber-optic microphones...
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    In optics, the Pockels effect, or Pockels electro-optic effect, is a directionally-dependent linear variation in the refractive index of an optical medium...
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    electronic devices (sometimes called gyrometers), solid-state ring lasers, fibre optic gyroscopes, and the extremely sensitive quantum gyroscope. Applications...
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    fax machines, computer terminals, printers and workstations. An end instrument is a piece of equipment connected to the wires at the end of a telecommunications...
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