optical physics

collocation in English

meaningsofopticalandphysics

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optical
adjective
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/ˈɒp.tɪ.kəl/us
/ˈɑːp.tɪ.kəl/
relating to light or the ability ...
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physics
noun[U]
uk
/ˈfɪz.ɪks/us
/ˈfɪz.ɪks/
the scientific study of matter and energy and the effect that they have on ...
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(Definition ofopticalandphysicsfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Opticalphysicsenables advances in multiphoton imaging.
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The main focus of interest is atomic, molecular andopticalphysics.
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Research inopticalphysicsplaces an emphasis on ultrafast optical science and technology.
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Major study inopticalphysicsis also devoted to quantum optics and coherence, and to femtosecond optics.
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The journal covers both experimental and theoretical physics, with an accent on atomic, molecular andopticalphysics, plasma physics, condensed matter physics and mathematical physics.
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The applications ofopticalphysicscreate advancements in communications, medicine, manufacturing, and even entertainment.
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Training usually includes courses in optical math,opticalphysics, and tools and equipment use.
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It may be used in scattering of molecules, atoms, neutrons, photons or any other particles and is important mainly in atomic, molecular, andopticalphysics, nuclear physics and particle physics.
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Today, the pure science of optics is called optical science oropticalphysicsto distinguish it from applied optical sciences, which are referred to as optical engineering.
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As with many scientific fields, strict delineation can be highly contrived and atomic physics is often considered in the wider context of "atomic, molecular, andopticalphysics".
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Therefore, the range of response to radiated light is expanded beyond the ordinary optical limitations that are described by the sciences of physical optics andopticalphysics.
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