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Unit of measurement
Optical units are dimensionless units of length used in optical microscopy. They are used to express distances in terms of the numerical aperture of the system and the wavelength of the light used for observation. Using these units allows comparison of the properties of different microscopes. For example, the diameter of the first minimum of the Airy disk is always 7.6 optical units in the image plane of a diffraction limited microscope. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: Optical unitA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Innovation and demonstration of optical service unit-based metro-optimized OTN technologiesInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Revolutionary roadThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Compact optical convolution processing unit based on multimode interferenceCited 207 times
- Go sideways: DirectivityA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Light field microscopyA closely related topic
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Compact optical convolution processing unit based on multimode interference
Diffraction optical tomography using a quantitative phase imaging unit
Unit Magnification Optical System without Seidel Aberrations
KOOLS–IFU: Kyoto Okayama Optical Low-dispersion Spectrograph with optical-fiber Integral Field Unit
Optical true time delay unit for multi-beamforming
A Wavelength-Division-Multiplexed Passive Optical Network With Flexible Optical Network Unit Internetworking Capability
Photonic Integrator-Based Optical Memory Unit
Optical programmable Boolean logic unit
🆕 Influential since 2022
Innovation and demonstration of optical service unit-based metro-optimized OTN technologies
Self-reference digital holography unit adaptable to optical microscope with light-emitting diode
Design of All-Optical D Flip Flop Memory Unit Based on Photonic Crystal
Design of active disturbance rejection control with noise observer for an optical reference unit
Optical performance of synthetic aperture metalens based on hybrid unit-cells
📚 Books worth reading
Revolutionary roadRichard Yates · 1961- 📕CD-ROMs & optical discs available from NTISUnited States. National Technical Information Service · 1995
- 📕Opticalman 3 & 2Fred A. Carson · 1989
- 📕OEM automotive safety electronics systems & technologiesT. Kevin Swift, Nicholson, James · 1996
- 📕A four-channel, analog fiber-optic link for a towed communications buoyEdwin L Althouse · 1982
- 📕Opticalman 3 & 2K. B Ferguson · 1981
- 📕Optical storageUnited Nations. Advisory Committee for the Co-ordination of Information Systems · 1993
- 📕Rationale and procedures for development of a NASA primary metrology laboratory for large opticsT. V. Vorburger · 2001
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