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NUMERICAL APERTURE [1 record]

Record 1 2012-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Telecommunications
  • Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
  • Optical Instruments
  • Scientific Research Equipment
DEF

[A] sine of the acceptance angle of an optical fiber, multiplied by its refractive index.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications optiques
  • Photo-électricité et optique électronique
  • Instruments d'optique
  • Matériel et équipement (Recherche scientifique)
DEF

Paramètre d'évaluation de la capacité d'une fibre optique à accepter le maximum d'énergie rayonnante.

OBS

Ne pas confondre «ouverture numérique» et «angle d'admission».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Telecomunicaciones ópticas
  • Fotoelectricidad y óptica electrónica
  • Instrumentos ópticos
  • Material y equipo (Investigación científica)
DEF

Número que expresa la cantidad de luz que se puede inyectar en una fibra óptica, expresado por el seno del semiángulo (con respecto al eje de la fibra) del cono dentro del cual se propagarán los rayos de luz a través de un cable.

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