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Polarizer — For the photographic filter, see Polarizing filter (Photography). A polarizing filter cuts down the reflections (top) and made it possible to see the photographer through the glass at roughly Brewster s angle although reflections off the back… … Wikipedia
Vector soliton — Among all the soliton considered, the optical soliton draws the most attention as it is possible to generate ultrafast pulses and has wider application. optical soliton can be classified as two groups:temporal soliton and spatial soliton.however … Wikipedia
Birefringence — Displacement of light rays with perpendicular polarization through a birefringent material … Wikipedia
Polarization mode dispersion — (PMD) is a form of modal dispersion where two different polarizations of light in a waveguide, which normally travel at the same speed, travel at different speeds due to random imperfections and asymmetries, causing random spreading of optical… … Wikipedia
Solid oxide fuel cell — A solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) is an electrochemical conversion device that produces electricity directly from oxidizing a fuel. Fuel cells are characterized by their electrolyte material and, as the name implies, the SOFC has a solid oxide, or… … Wikipedia
Gauge fixing — Quantum field theory (Feynman diagram) … Wikipedia
Gupta-Bleuler formalism — In quantum field theory, the Gupta Bleuler formalism is a way of quantizing the electromagnetic field. The formulation is due to theoretical physicist Suraj N. Gupta and Konrad Bleuler.Let s start with a single photon first. A basis of the one… … Wikipedia
Nonlinear optics — (NLO) is the branch of optics that describes the behaviour of light in nonlinear media, that is, media in which the dielectric polarization P responds nonlinearly to the electric field E of the light. This nonlinearity is typically only observed… … Wikipedia
Dielectric — A dielectric is an electrical insulator that can be polarized by an applied electric field. When a dielectric is placed in an electric field, electric charges do not flow through the material, as in a conductor, but only slightly shift from their … Wikipedia
Directivity — Diagram showing directivity In electromagnetics, directivity is a figure of merit for an antenna. It measures the power density the antenna radiates in the direction of its strongest emission, versus the power density radiated by an ideal… … Wikipedia
