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Guided ray
Known as:
Bound ray
, Acceptance angle
, Acceptance angle (optical fiber)
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A guided ray (also bound ray or trapped ray) is a ray of light in a multi-mode optical fiber, which is confined by the core. For step index fiber…
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Core (optical fiber)
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2018
Review
2018
A review on the recent research progress in the compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) for solar energy applications
Meng Tian
,
Yuehong Su
,
Hongfei Zheng
,
G. Pei
,
Guiqiang Li
,
S. Riffat
2018
Corpus ID: 54710652
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2014
Highly Cited
2014
Direct normal irradiance related definitions and applications: The circumsolar issue
P. Blanc
,
B. Espinar
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+8 authors
S. Wilbert
2014
Corpus ID: 55760753
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Observations of the sensitivity of beam attenuation to particle size in a coastal bottom boundary layer
P. Hill
,
E. Boss
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J. Newgard
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B. Law
,
T. Milligan
2011
Corpus ID: 51857198
[1] The goal of this study was to test the hypothesis that the aggregated state of natural marine particles constrains the…
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Surface measurement errors using commercial scanning white light interferometers
F. Gao
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R. Leach
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J. Petzing
,
J. Coupland
2007
Corpus ID: 54846835
This paper examines the performance of commercial scanning white light interferometers in a range of measurement tasks. A step…
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Acuity of compound eyes: Physical limitations and design
A. Snyder
Journal of comparative physiology
2004
Corpus ID: 20164193
SummaryThe two fundamental limitations to resolving power of compound eyes are the wave (diffraction) and particle (photon noise…
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Optomotorische Untersuchungen am visuellen System der Stubenfliege Musca domestica L
H. Eckert
Kybernetik
2004
Corpus ID: 7314072
AbstractThe compound eye of the housefly Musca domestica L. contains two different types of receptors. The visual acuity of the…
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Image-rotating cavity designs for improved beam quality in nanosecond optical parametric oscillators
Arlee V. Smith
,
M. Bowers
2001
Corpus ID: 59390811
We show by computer simulation that high beam quality can be achieved in high-energy, nanosecond optical parametric oscillators…
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Parabolic trough collector system for low temperature steam generation: Design and performance characteristics
S. Kalogirou
1996
Corpus ID: 110106209
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Analysis of SPECT including Scatter and Attenuation Using Sophisticated Monte Carlo Modeling Methods
J. W. Beck
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R. Jaszczak
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R. Coleman
,
C. Starmer
,
L. Nolte
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
1982
Corpus ID: 44845774
The effects of scatter and attenuation on single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) images can be analyzed with the aid…
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1980
1980
Spatial distribution studies of thermoluminescence using a high-gain image intensifier
A. Walton
,
N. Debenham
Nature
1980
Corpus ID: 4314413
Thermoluminescence (TL)—the light emitted when a previously irradiated material is heated—is normally studied by heating the…
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