Sulfur lamp — The sulfur lamp (also sulphur lamp) is a highly efficient full spectrum electrodeless lighting system whose light is generated by sulfur plasma that has been excited by microwave radiation. The technology was developed in the early 1990s, but,… … Wikipedia
Lighting Demand-Side Management (DSM) program — ADSM program designed to promote efficient lighting systems in new construction or existing facilities. Lighting DSM programs can include: certain types of high efficiency fluorescent fixtures including T 8 lamp technology, solid state… … Energy terms
Optics — For the book by Sir Isaac Newton, see Opticks. Optical redirects here. For the musical artist, see Optical (artist). Optics includes study of dispersion of light. Optics is the branch of … Wikipedia
Mirror — looking glass redirects here. For other uses, see Looking Glass (disambiguation). This article is about wave reflectors (mainly, specular reflection of visible light). For other uses, see Mirror (disambiguation). A mirror, reflecting a vase A… … Wikipedia
Parabolic aluminized reflector light — A Parabolic Aluminized Reflector luminaire 20 PAR cans A parabolic aluminized refle … Wikipedia
Directed-energy weapon — This article is about practical experiments with energy weapons. For fictional uses, see raygun. Humvee with Active Denial System mounted A directed energy weapon (DEW) emits energy in an aimed direction without the means of a projectile. It… … Wikipedia
Light meter — A light meter is a device used to measure the amount of light. In photography, a light meter is often used to determine the proper exposure for a photograph. Typically a light meter will include a computer, either digital or analogue, which… … Wikipedia
Lambertian reflectance — If a surface exhibits Lambertian reflectance, light falling on it is scattered such that the apparent brightness of the surface to an observer is the same regardless of the observer s angle of view. More technically, the surface luminance is… … Wikipedia
Neutron reflector — A neutron reflector is any material that reflects neutrons. This refers to elastic scattering rather than to a specular reflection. The material may be graphite, beryllium, steel, and tungsten carbide, or other materials. A neutron reflector can… … Wikipedia
Curved mirror — Reflections in a spherical convex mirror. The photographer is seen reflected at top right A curved mirror is a mirror with a curved reflective surface, which may be either convex (bulging outward) or concave (bulging inward). Most curved mirrors… … Wikipedia