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OPTICAL CARRIER [5 records]

Record 1 2023-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Electronics and Informatics
  • Medicine and Health
  • Industries
DEF

A compound that has been formed from fullerene by substitution of carbon or covalent attachment of a moiety.

CONT

In the last two decades, various new forms of nanoscale carbon materials, including fullerenes and carbon nanotubes, have been discovered, synthesized and manufactured. These are promising materials for many industrial fields associated with nanotechnologies because of their unique electronic, electromagnetic, thermal, optical and mechanical properties.

OBS

A large number of applications have been suggested for basic fullerenes and theirfunctionalized derivatives. Potential applications include organic photovoltaics, polymerelectronics, antioxidants, biopharmaceuticals, antibacterials, HIV inhibition, catalysts, water purification, MRI agents, optical devices, scanning tunneling microscopy, andatomic force microscopy... Fullerenes have also been the subject of many studies related to radioactive materials. They are being extensively investigated as carrier species for medical radionuclides in cancer therapy...

OBS

fullerene derivative: term describing specific types of carbon nanoparticles.

OBS

fullerene derivative: term and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Électronique et informatique
  • Médecine et santé
  • Industries
DEF

Composé formé à partir de fullerène par substitution de carbone ou de liaison covalente d'un groupement.

CONT

Durant les deux dernières décennies, diverses nouvelles formes de matériaux carbonés à la nano-échelle, dont les fullerènes et les nanotubes de carbone, ont été découvertes, synthétisées et manufacturées. Il s'agit de matériaux prometteurs dans beaucoup de domaines industriels associés aux nanotechnologies en raison de leurs propriétés électroniques, électromagnétiques, thermiques, optiques et mécaniques, qui sont uniques.

OBS

dérivé de fullerène : terme décrivant des types spécifiques de nanoparticules carbonées.

OBS

dérivé de fullerène : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO).

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship's Aircraft (Military)
  • Sea Operations (Military)
DEF

An optical device to assist fixed-wing recovery on aircraft carrier, giving pitch-stabilized light indications to approaching pilot.

CONT

Such systems are frequently employed for landing aircraft on a carrier deck. Among these is a landing system made as a mirror indicator and designated as Deck Landing Mirror Sight (DLMS).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aéronefs embarqués (Militaire)
  • Opérations en mer (Militaire)
DEF

Système optique permettant aux pilotes d'effectuer eux-mêmes leur manœuvre d'appontage sur un porte-avions.

CONT

Le miroir d'appontage permet au pilote d'apponter [...] en se fiant à la ligne de descente idéale, qui résulte de l'orientation de ce miroir, placé à l'arrière du pont d'envol et dans lequel le pilote doit voir en permanence son avion par déflexion. De plus, cet axe d'appontage est limité par des secteurs lumineux, à l'intérieur desquels le pilote doit demeurer.

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Telecommunications
  • Telephone Wires and Cables
  • Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
CONT

Fiber in the loop is a system implementing or upgrading portions of the PSTN [public switched telephone network] local loop with optical fiber technology from the telephone exchange of a telephone carrier to a remote serving area interface(SAI) located in a neighbourhood or to an optical network unit located at the customer premises(residential or business).

OBS

Depending on the end-point of the fibre link, it is classified as: FTTB (fibre to the building), FTTC (fibre to the curb), FTTH (fibre to the home), FTTP (fibre to the pedestal), FTTD (fibre to the desk.)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications optiques
  • Câbles et fils téléphoniques
  • Photo-électricité et optique électronique
DEF

Mise en place d'un réseau d'accès utilisant une ou plusieurs fibres optiques [...]

OBS

desserte par fibre; DF : terme, sigle et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 9 août 2013.

Spanish

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Record 4 2006-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique

Spanish

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Record 5 2003-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Navigation Aids
  • Aerospace Equipment (Military)
CONT

Visual Landing Aids(VLA). Pilots approaching ships at night in heavy weather are critically reliant on visual cues through approach, and landing.... NAVAIR Lakehurst has developed an array of visual landing aids for aircraft carriers, air capable ships, amphibious assault ships, and shore-based operations to continually improve the safe landings of helicopters and vertical/short takeoff and landing(VSTOL) aircraft. Flight Deck Lighting Package... Stabilized Glide Slope Indicator(SGSI)... VSTOL Optical Landing System(OLS)... Helicopter Operations Surveillance System(HOSS)... Fresnel Lens Optical Landing System... Improved Carrier Optical Landing System(ICOLS)... Virtual Imaging Systems for Approach and Landing(VISUAL)...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides à la navigation aérienne
  • Matériel aérospatial (Militaire)

Spanish

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