Optical heterodyne detection — is an important special case of heterodyne detection. In heterodyne detection, a signal of interest at some frequency is non linearly mixed with a reference local oscillator (LO) that is set at a close by frequency. The desired outcome is the… … Wikipedia
Optical coherence tomography — Intervention Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) image of a sarcoma MeSH … Wikipedia
Optical DPSK demodulator — An Optical DPSK demodulator is a device that provides a method for converting an optical differential phase shift keying (DPSK) signal to an intensity keyed signal at the receiving end in fiber optic communication networks. It is also known as… … Wikipedia
Signal processing — is an area of systems engineering, electrical engineering and applied mathematics that deals with operations on or analysis of signals, in either discrete or continuous time. Signals of interest can include sound, images, time varying measurement … Wikipedia
Optical RFID — (aka OPID) is an alternative to RFID that is based on optical readers. Applications for optical RFID tags may be found in future supply chain scenarios. The main advantage in comparison to traditional RFID tags is their low price and the usually… … Wikipedia
Optical transfer function — The optical transfer function (OTF) of an imaging system (camera, video system, microscope etc) is the true measure of resolution (image sharpness) that the system is capable of. The common practice of defining resolution in terms of pixel count… … Wikipedia
Signal-to-noise ratio — For signal to noise ratio in statistics, see Cohen s d. Signal to noise ratio (often abbreviated SNR or S/N) is a measure used in science and engineering that compares the level of a desired signal to the level of background noise. It is defined… … Wikipedia
Optical correlator — An optical correlator is a device for comparing two signals by utilising the Fourier transforming properties of a lens.[1] It is commonly used in optics for target tracking and identification. Contents 1 Introduction 2 Implementation … Wikipedia
Synchronous optical networking — (SONET) and Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH), are two closely related multiplexing protocols for transferring multiple digital bit streams using lasers or light emitting diodes (LEDs) over the same optical fiber. The method was developed to… … Wikipedia
Wavelength-division multiplexing — For the radio station, see DWDM FM. Multiplex techniques Circuit mode (constant bandwidth) TDM · FDM · SDM Polarization multiplexing Spatial m … 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