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Category Scope
74 Optics
Includes light phenomena and the theory of optical devices.
For lasers see 36 Lasers and Masers.
Definition
Optics – Branch of physical science concerned
with the transmission, generation, manipulation, and detection of electromagnetic
radiation in the wavelength range from vacuum ultraviolet to the far
infrared. NASA Thesaurus, Washington, DC: National Aeronautics
and Space Administration.
NASA Interest
Exhaustive Interest : Theories of light transmission
and lenses, light absorption, reflection, and scattering as they relate
to aeronautics, astronautics, and space sciences.
Selective Interest : Optics and light phenomena
with potential aerospace use.
Negative Interest : Industrial, commercial,
and household applications of optics and light phenomena, lenses, and
eyeglasses.
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Subjects of Specific Interest
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Bragg cells (optical applications)
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Cassegrain optics
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coherent light
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electron optics theory
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fiber optics
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geometrical optics
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infrared optics
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infrared radiation effects (optical applications)
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infrared signatures (optical applications)
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infrared spectra
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lens theory
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lenses (optical properties)
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light absorption
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light reflection
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light scattering
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light transmission
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liquid optics
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luminescence (optics)
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mirror interference (optics)
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modulation (optics)
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nonlinear optics
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optical bistability
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optical coatings
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optical communications (theory)
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optical fibers
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optical imaging devices (theory)
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optical materials
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optical properties
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optical waveguides
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optics
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optoelectronics (optics)
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photon beams
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photonics
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polarization (optics)
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refraction (optics)
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Schlieren optics
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telescopes (optical properties)
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tomography (optics)
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ultraviolet radiation (optics)
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wave propagation (optics)
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x-ray optics
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