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[[List of optical topics|This page links to itself]] in order that changes to this page can be tracked by the same means. __NOTOC__ {{compactTOC}} ==A== [[Abbe number]] -- [[Abbe prism]] -- [[Abbe sine condition]] -- [[Aberration in optical systems]] -- [[Absorption (optics)|Absorption]] -- [[Absorption spectrum]] -- [[Active laser medium]] -- [[Afterglow]] -- [[Airglow]] -- [[Airy disk]] -- [[Albedo]] -- [[Alexander's band]] -- [[Alpenglow]] -- [[Angle of incidence]] -- [[Angle of reflection]] -- [[Anti-reflective coating]] -- [[Arago spot]] -- [[Asterism (astronomy)]] -- [[Asterism (gemmology)]] -- [[Aspheric lens]] -- [[Atmospheric diffraction]] -- [[Atom optics]] -- [[Atomic, molecular, and optical physics]] -- [[Aura (optics)]] -- [[Auroral light]] -- [[Avalanche photodiode]] -- [[Aventurescence]] -- [[Axicon]] -- == B == [[Barrel distortion]] -- [[Beam splitter]] -- [[Beer-Lambert law]] -- [[Binoculars]] -- [[Birefringence]] -- [[Black body radiation]] -- [[Brewster's angle]] -- [[Brightness temperature]] -- [[Brillouin scattering]] == C == [[Camera]] -- [[Camera lens]] -- [[Camera lucida]] -- [[Camera obscura]] -- [[Candela]] -- [[Cardinal point (optics)]] -- [[Cassegrain reflector]] -- [[Cathodoluminescence]] -- [[Caustic (optics)]] -- [[Caustics]] -- [[Chatoyancy]] -- [[Chemical laser]] -- [[Chromatic aberration]] -- [[Chromaticity]] -- [[Chromaticity diagram]] -- [[Chrominance]] -- [[Circle of confusion]] -- [[Circular dichroism]] -- [[Coherence length]] -- [[Coherence (physics)]] -- [[Coherence time]] - [[Collimated light]] -- [[Color]] -- [[Colorimetry]] -- [[Color science]] -- [[Confocal]] -- [[Confocal laser scanning microscopy]] -- [[Concave lens]] -- [[Concave mirror]] -- [[Convex lens]] -- [[Convex mirror]] -- [[Cooke triplet]] -- [[Corner reflector]] -- [[Crystal optics]] -- == D == [[Dark state]] -- [[Densitometry]] -- [[Depolarizer (optics)]] -- [[Diaphragm (optics)]] -- [[Dichroism]] -- [[Dichroic filter]] -- [[Dichroic prism]] -- [[Diffraction]] -- [[Diffraction grating]] -- [[Diffractive optics]] -- [[Dispersion (optics)]] -- [[Double-Gauss lens]] -- [[Double refraction]] -- [[Double-slit experiment]] -- == E == [[EDFA]] -- [[Effect of sun angle on climate]] -- [[Electro-gyration]]-- [[Electro-optic effect]] -- [[Electroluminescence]] -- [[Electromagnetic radiation]] -- [[Electromagnetic spectrum]] -- [[Electromagnetic wave]] -- [[Elve]] -- [[Emission spectrum]] -- [[Entrance pupil]] -- [[Exit pupil]] -- [[Eyeglass prescription]] -- [[Etalon]] -- [[Evanescent wave]] -- [[Excimer laser]] -- [[Eye]] -- [[Eyepiece]] -- == F == [[f-number]] -- [[fabrication and testing (optical components)]] -- [[Faraday effect]] -- [[far point]] -- [[fata Morgana]] -- [[Fermat's principle]] -- [[fiber amplifier]] -- [[fiber optics]] -- [[filter (optics)]] -- [[Fizeau-Foucault apparatus]] -- [[Flat mirror]] -- [[fluorescence]] -- [[focal length]] -- [[focal point (optics)]] -- [[Focus (optics)|focus]] -- [[Folded optics]] -- [[Fourier optics]] -- [[Fraunhofer diffraction]] -- [[Fraunhofer line]] -- [[free-space optical communication]] -- [[Augustin-Jean Fresnel]] -- [[Fresnel equations]] -- [[Fresnel lens]] -- [[Fresnel number]] -- [[Fresnel reflection]] -- [[Fresnel zone]] -- == G == [[gain-switching]] -- [[Gaussian beam]] -- [[gegenschein]] -- [[geometrical optics]] -- [[Glan-Foucault prism]] -- [[Glan-laser prism]] -- [[Glan-Taylor prism]] -- [[Glan-Thompson prism]] -- [[glory (optical phenomenon)]] -- [[gloss (material appearance)]] -- [[gradient index lens]] -- [[gradient index optics]] -- [[waveguide|guided-wave optics]] -- == H == [[Haidinger's brush]] -- [[halo (optical phenomenon)]] -- [[Helium-neon laser]] -- [[history of lensmaking]] -- [[holography]] -- [[Visual system|human visual system]] -- [[Huygens' principle]] -- == I == [[Illumination engineering]] -- [[Image processing]] -- [[Incandescence]] -- [[Information theory]] -- [[Integrated optics]] -- [[Interference]] -- [[Interferometry]] -- [[Inverse-square law]] -- [[Iridescence]] -- [[International Commission on Illumination]]-- == J == [[Jones calculus]] -- ==K == [[Kerr cell]] -- [[Kerr effect]] -- [[Kerr-lens modelocking]] -- [[knife-edge effect]] -- ==L== [[Laser]] -- [[Laser construction]] -- [[Laser applications]] -- [[Laser pumping]] -- [[Laser science]] -- [[Lasing threshold]] -- [[Least distance of distinct vision]] -- [[Lens (optics)]] -- [[Light]] -- [[Light bulb]] -- [[Light-emitting diode]] -- [[Light meter]] -- [[Liquid-crystal display]] -- [[Liquid scintillation counting]] -- [[List of fiber optic terms]] -- [[List of indices of refraction]] -- [[List of lens designs]] -- [[List of wave topics]] -- [[Luminance]] -- [[Luminiferous aether]] -- [[Luminosity]] -- [[Luminous intensity]] -- [[Lumen (unit)|Lumen]] -- [[Lustre (mineralogy)]] -- [[Lux]] -- ==M== [[magnifying glass]] -- [[material science - optical properties]] -- [[Metamerism (color)|metamerism]] -- [[Michelson-Morley experiment]] -- [[micro-optics]] -- [[microphotonics]] -- [[microscope]] -- [[Mie scattering]] -- [[mirage]] -- [[mirror]] -- [[modelocking]] -- [[modern optics]] -- [[monochromator]] -- [[monocular]] -- [[multilayer optics]] -- ==N== [[Natural Color System]] -- [[Newton's rings]] -- [[Nicol prism]] -- [[Nomarski prism]] -- [[non-imaging optics]] -- [[nonlinear optics]] -- [[normal lens]] -- [[numerical aperture]] -- ==O== [[off-axis optical system]] -- [[optical axis]] -- [[optical axis gratings]] -- [[optical bench]] -- [[optical coating]] -- [[optical communication]] -- [[optical computer]] -- [[optical data storage (science of)]] -- [[optical depth]] -- [[optical disc]] -- [[optical distance]] -- [[optical engineering]] -- [[optical fiber]] -- [[optical fiber connector]] -- [[optical illusion]] -- [[optical instrument]] -- [[optical isotropy]] -- [[optical lens design]] -- [[optical modeling and simulation]] -- [[optical path]] -- [[optical path length]] -- [[optical pattern recognition]] -- [[optical phenomenon]] -- [[optical processor]] -- [[optical resonator]] -- [[optical spectrum]] -- [[optical tweezers]] -- [[optical waveguide]] -- [[optical window]] -- [[optics]] -- [[optoelectronics]] ==P== [[paraxial approximation]] -- [[pattern recognition]] -- [[pentaprism]] -- [[penumbra]] -- [[phase (waves)]] -- [[phosphorescence]] -- [[phot]] -- [[photodiode]] -- [[photoelectric effect]] -- [[photographic lens]] -- [[photography (science of)]] -- [[photometry (optics)|photometry]] -- [[photomultiplier]] -- [[photon]] -- [[photonic crystal]] -- [[photonics]] -- [[photon polarization]] -- [[photorefractive effect]] -- [[photoresistor]] -- [[physical optics]] -- [[pincushion distortion]] -- [[pinhole camera]] -- [[piston (optics)]] -- [[pleochroism]] -- [[Pockels effect]] -- [[polarimeter]] -- [[polarization]] -- [[Polaroid]] -- [[population inversion]] -- [[Porro prism]] -- [[prime lens]] -- [[principal focus]] -- [[principle of least time]] -- [[prism (optics)]] -- [[prism compressor]] -- [[progressive lenses]] -- ==Q== [[Q-switching]] -- [[quantum optics]] -- [[quantum well laser]] -- ==R== [[Radiometry]] -- [[Radius of curvature (optics)|radius of curvature]] -- [[Rainbow]] -- [[Raman amplification]] -- [[Raman amplifier]] -- [[Ray (optics)]] -- [[Rayleigh criterion]] -- [[Rayleigh scattering]] -- [[Ray tracing (physics)|Ray tracing]] -- [[Ray transfer matrix analysis]] -- [[Reflecting telescope]] -- [[Reflection (optics)]] -- [[Refracting telescope]] -- [[Refraction]] -- [[Reflection coefficient]] -- [[Refractive index]] -- [[Refractometer]] -- [[Retroreflector]] -- [[RGB color model]] -- [[Rotating wave approximation]] ==S== [[scattering]] -- [[scintillator]] -- [[scintillation]] -- [[Sellmeier equation]] -- [[shadow]] -- [[slit experiment]] -- [[Willebrord Snell]] -- [[Snell's law]] -- [[spatial filter]] -- [[speckle pattern]] -- [[speckle interferometry]] -- [[spectroscopy]] -- [[speed of light]] -- [[spontaneous emission]] -- [[sprite (optical phenomenon)]] -- [[statistical optics]] -- [[stereoscopy]] -- [[stimulated emission]] -- [[Stokes parameters]] -- [[sun dog]] -- [[sunlight]] -- [[sylvanshine]] -- [[synchrotron radiation]] -- ==T== [[telescope]] -- [[Thermal radiation|thermal physics - radiative heat transfer]] -- [[thin-film optics]] -- [[tilt (optics)]] -- [[total internal reflection]] -- [[transparency (optics)]] -- [[transverse mode]] -- [[Triangular prism (optics)|triangular prism]]<!--Do NOT link to [[triangular prism]]!--> -- [[Tyndall effect]] ==U== [[ultraviolet catastrophe]] -- [[umbra]] -- [[Umov effect]] -- == W== [[waveguide]] -- [[wavelength]] -- [[wavelength division multiplexing]] -- [[wave plate]] -- [[wide-angle lens]] -- [[Wollaston prism]] -- == Z== [[Zeeman effect]] -- [[Zeiss Tessar]] -- [[zodiacal light]] -- [[zone plate]] -- [[zoom lens]] -- [[Category:Optics| ]] [[Category:Physics lists|Optics]] [[Category:Topical indexes|Optical topics]]