List of optical topics
344933
224381756
2008-07-08T16:35:29Z
Pol098
169132
/* F */ folded optics
Probably some Wikipedia articles on topics in [[optics]] are '''not yet''' listed on this page. If you cannot find the topic you are interested in on this page, the article may nonetheless exist; you can try to find it using the "Search" box, or look in [[:Category:Optics]] and its subcategories. If you find that it exists, you can edit this page to add a link to it.
If you click on '''"Related changes"''' at the side of this page, you will see a list of the most recent changes in articles to which this page links. [[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]]