Category:Optics
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Optics is the science of light and its interaction with matter.
Optics is a broad subject area. Much of the content is covered in subcategories. Many basic concepts are covered in Category:Geometrical optics, in which light is considered as if it were composed of rays. Articles dealing with the wave nature of light can be found in Category:Physical optics. More advanced topics are in Category:Nonlinear optics, Category:Photonics, and Category:Quantum optics. For optical devices, see Category:Optical devices. For individual optical elements like lenses and mirrors, see Category:Optical components.
Subcategories
This category has the following 33 subcategories, out of 33 total.
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- History of optics (12 P)
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- Magneto-optic effects (17 P)
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- Nonimaging optics (7 P)
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- Optofluidics (5 P)
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- Optical software (10 P)
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- Terahertz technology (26 P)
- Thin-film optics (12 P)
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Pages in category "Optics"
The following 114 pages are in this category, out of 114 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
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- Parallax
- Paris inch
- Photo response non-uniformity
- Photoelasticity
- Photoelectrochemical process
- Science of photography
- Photon
- Photonics
- Physical optics
- Piezooptic effect
- Plane of polarization
- Point spread function
- Precision glass moulding
- Prentice position
- Principles of Optics
- Optical properties
- Pupil function