A

• Anti-reflective coatingOptical coating that reduces reflection

B

• BinocularsPair of telescopes mounted side-by-side

C

• Charge-coupled deviceDigital imaging circuit
• Cleave (fiber)A cleave in an optical fiber is a deliberate, controlled break, intended to create a perfe
• Corrective lensType of lens to improve visual perception

D

• Depth perceptionVisual ability to perceive the world in 3D
• Diffraction gratingOptical component which splits light into several beams
• Digital photographyPhotography with a digital camera

E

• Electron microscopeType of microscope with electrons as a source of illumination

F

• Fine-art photographyGenre of photography
• Friedrich Adolph NobertFriedrich Adolph Nobert (17 January 1806 – 21 February 1881) was a Pomeranian microscope d

G

• GlassesForm of vision aid

H

• HolographyUsing wave optics to reproduce a three-dimensional light field

I

• InterferometryMeasurement method using interference of waves

M

• MirrorObject that reflects an image
• MonocularOptical device

O

• Optical fiberLight-conducting fiber
• Optical microscopeMicroscope that uses visible light
• Optical telescopeTelescope for observations with visible light

P

• Photoemission electron microscopyPhotoemission electron microscopy (PEEM, also called photoelectron microscopy, PEM) is a t
• Photographic filmVisual storage media used by film cameras
• Photographic paperPhotographic paper is a paper coated with a light-sensitive chemical, used for making phot
• Photographic processingChemical process that transforms a latent image into a visible image
• Plane mirrorMirror with a flat reflecting surface
• PolarizerOptical filter device
• Polarizing filter (photography)A polarizing filter or polarising filter (see spelling differences) is a filter that is of
• Prism (optics)Transparent optical element with flat, polished surfaces that refract light

R

• Radio telescopeDirectional radio antenna used in radio astronomy
• Real imageCollection of focus points made by converging light rays

S

• Schönhardt polyhedronIn geometry, a Schönhardt polyhedron is a polyhedron with the same combinatorial structure

T

• TheodoliteOptical surveying instrument
• Triangular prismPrism with a 3-sided base

V

• VelocimetryVelocimetry is the measurement of the velocity of fluids. This is a task often taken for g
• Visual angleVisual angle is the angle a viewed object subtends at the eye, usually stated in degrees o