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OPTICAL BINARY [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-02-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Optical Instruments
- Electronics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- optical quantizer 1, record 1, English, optical%20quantizer
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A 2-and 3-b optical quantizer and photonic analog-to-digital converter are demonstrated. The quantizer system is primarily limited in the optical domain by the speed of the phase modulators. Converting the optical binary data into the electrical domain limits the data acquisition to the electronic readout circuitry. 2, record 1, English, - optical%20quantizer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments d'optique
- Électronique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- capteur photo-électrique
1, record 1, French, capteur%20photo%2D%C3%A9lectrique
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- capteur photoélectrique 2, record 1, French, capteur%20photo%C3%A9lectrique
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
photoélectrique : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 2, record 1, French, - capteur%20photo%2D%C3%A9lectrique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-08-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Optics
- Computer Graphics
- Photography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- binary hologram
1, record 2, English, binary%20hologram
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Detour phase is the design principle … and is the core concept behind binary holograms, where the amplitude and the phase of the optical field are imposed by an array of apertures on an opaque screen. In a typical binary hologram, the dimension of each aperture sets the amount of light passing through it. 2, record 2, English, - binary%20hologram
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Optique
- Infographie
- Photographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- hologramme binaire
1, record 2, French, hologramme%20binaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2014-11-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Graphic Arts and Printing
- Photography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- desample
1, record 3, English, desample
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- descreen 2, record 3, English, descreen
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A number of publications by various groups have recently described halftone screen preprocessing techniques for achieving nonlinear nonmonotonic amplitude or irradiance transformations in coherent optical systems.... The two basic steps to the procedure include(1) an optical pulsewidth modulation to convert the continuous level input to an ideally binary halftoned input and(2) selection of various diffraction orders in the Fourier plane of a coherent optical processor to produce the continuous desampled output. 3, record 3, English, - desample
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Imprimerie et arts graphiques
- Photographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- détramer
1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9tramer
correct, verb
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Éliminer la trame d'un original imprimé en demi-teintes pour obtenir une image en tons continus. 2, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9tramer
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Artes gráficas e imprenta
- Fotografía
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- destramador
1, record 3, Spanish, destramador
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1998-08-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Photoengraving
- Graphic Reproduction
- Electronic Publishing
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- digital scanner
1, record 4, English, digital%20scanner
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- scanner 2, record 4, English, scanner
correct
- optical scanner 3, record 4, English, optical%20scanner
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An optical device that scans and converts printed images to a form the computer can manipulate, i. e. binary or digital form. 4, record 4, English, - digital%20scanner
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Digital scanning equipment. Converting printed images to a form the computer can manipulate requires that the image be digitized. The equipment that does this includes digitizing tablets and a variety of optical scanning devices [e.g. flatbed scanners, Laser image scanners, video digitizers, video cameras, and flying spot scanners]. 5, record 4, English, - digital%20scanner
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Just as text processing systems convert words into a digital database, scanners convert continuous-tone and line illustrations into files of digital computer data to form a graphics database; images can be recalled and reconstructed on screen for editing and integrating with text prior to output on film. 2, record 4, English, - digital%20scanner
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Photogravure
- Production graphique
- Éditique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- scanner
1, record 4, French, scanner
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- scanneur 2, record 4, French, scanneur
correct, rare
- scanner numérique 3, record 4, French, scanner%20num%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun
- scanner digital 4, record 4, French, scanner%20digital
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil optique qui balaie et convertit des images imprimées en format numérique, c.-à-d. en un réseau d'éléments discrets. 2, record 4, French, - scanner
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En France, le Journal officiel préconise la graphie : scanneurs. 2, record 4, French, - scanner
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Certaines sources, notamment le Robert, qualifient l'adjectif «digital» d'anglicisme. 5, record 4, French, - scanner
Record 4, Key term(s)
- scanneur numérique
- scanneur digital
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fotograbado
- Reproducción gráfica
- Publicación electrónica
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- explorador
1, record 4, Spanish, explorador
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- explorador óptico 1, record 4, Spanish, explorador%20%C3%B3ptico
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1977-09-21
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Astronomy
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- optical binary
1, record 5, English, optical%20binary
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- optical double star 2, record 5, English, optical%20double%20star
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Optical binary is] Two stars at different distances nearly lined up in projection so that they appear close together, but which are not really dynamically associated. 1, record 5, English, - optical%20binary
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Astronomie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- couple optique 1, record 5, French, couple%20optique
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On voit souvent dans le ciel deux ou plusieurs étoiles très proches l'une de l'autre. En réalité, pour certains couples, la distance entre les deux étoiles est très grande, et elles n'ont aucun lien physique. Elles ne font que se projeter sur le ciel dans un voisinage serré et c'est pourquoi on leur donne le nom de "couples optiques". 1, record 5, French, - couple%20optique
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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