Alternative spelling of optical disc

plural of optical disk

A scientific instrument that uses a highly focused laser beam to hold and move the microscopic or smaller objects such as atoms and droplets, in a manner similar to tweezers.

The use of optical tweezers to suspend an object in air or vacuum without additional support.

(computing) The electronic identification and digital encoding of printed or handwritten characters by means of an optical scanner and specialized software.

(chemistry, physics) the variation in the optical rotation of a substance with the wavelength of light

(physics) The differential Raman scattering of left and right circularly polarized light by chiral molecules.

A photonic device that integrates multiple information signals which are composed of light of various wavelengths.

(physics) The transmission of light through metallic films perforated by nanohole arrays at optical frequencies

plural of optical black hole