Keywords beginning with R
On this page you find all our encyclopedia articles on keywords beginning with "R". Indented lines indicate articles on related topics. Further below, you find the acronyms.
(See also: list of products for the letter R)
r.m.s. values → power spectral density
Rabi frequency → Rabi oscillations
radiance → brightness
radiant sensitivity → responsivity
radiation modes → cladding modes
radioluminescence → luminescence
radiometry → optical metrology
radius of laser beam → beam radius
Raman effect → Raman scattering
Raman fiber lasers → Raman lasers
Spotlight 2012-03-12: New Raman lasers
Spotlight 2018-03-05: Dependence on Raman conversion on the optical bandwidth
Spotlight 2010-03-03: Thresholds for nonlinear effects in fiber amplifiers
Case study: stimulated Raman scattering in a multimode fiber
Case study: stimulated Raman scattering in a fiber amplifier
Raman self-frequency shift → solitons
Raman spectroscopy → spectroscopy
range finding → distance measurements with lasers
Spotlight 2014-06-27: Shortages of rare earth materials – a problem for photonics?
Spotlight 2008-10-20: Rate equations – an example for stiff sets of differential equations
rational harmonic mode locking → active mode locking
ray transfer matrix → ABCD matrix
reabsorption in gain media → four-level and three-level gain media
red–green–blue sources → RGB sources
reflection coefficient of an interface → Fresnel equations
Case study: regenerative amplifier
regenerative mode locking → active mode locking
Spotlight 2018-06-08: Understanding intensity noise
remote ranging → distance measurements with lasers
repetition rate → pulse repetition rate
residual jitter → timing jitter
resonant cavity → optical resonators
resonant second-harmonic generation → resonant frequency doubling
resonator bandwidth → resonator modes
Spotlight 2011-06-10: Are compact resonators more stable?
Case study: resonator with automatic optimization
resonator mode spacing → free spectral range
resonators → optical resonators
retarders → waveplates
ring resonators → optical resonators
rod-in-tube method → fiber fabrication
rotating slit → beam profilers
rubber band model → frequency combs
ruby lasers → chromium-doped gain media
Acronyms beginning with R
RBL = radiation-balanced laser
RGB sources = red–green–blue sources
RIN = relative intensity noise
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