Photonics Dictionary: B

A camera that uses multiple exposures to record the trajectory of an ordnance from a ground-level position.

Any instrument or system carried by a balloon to the upper atmosphere to measure and record atmospheric information, such as radiation observations, while reducing atmospheric interference.

The use of a short-duration electron beam to record high-speed events that occur in microscopic objects made of materials that emit visible fluorescence during electron bombardment. The method is...

Degradation factor in coherent light systems where the amplitude of the recorded signal is decreased as the number of object points is increased, resulting in poor noise performance.

Biometrics refers to the automated recognition of individuals based on their physiological or behavioral characteristics. These unique attributes are used to verify or identify individuals, often in...

A bolometer that serves to record. The photographic record formed by the bolometer may be called bolograph or bologram.

A camera system for recording lightning.

A breakout cable, also known as a fan-out cable or breakout assembly, is a type of cable that combines multiple individual cables into a single, larger cable. The breakout cable is designed to...

The photographic recording of gas bubbles produced when particles traverse liquid hydrogen in a bubble chamber.