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  1. Fields of Study
  2. physics
  3. optics

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optics

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information 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.

    Source: NASA Thesaurus

    Type: Concept definition

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/40036

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