Supercollimation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Supercollimation is a noun meaning (physics) The focusing of radiation into a finite-width beam that shows very little diffraction.
Meaning
(physics) The focusing of radiation into a finite-width beam that shows very little diffraction.
Example Sentences
In photonic crystals, such thresholdless #92;mathcal#123;PT#125; transitions are shown to yield significant control over the band structure of the system, and can result in all-angle supercollimation, a #92;mathcal#123;PT#125;-superprism effect, and unidirectional behavior.
Word Forms
- supercollimations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include superfocusing, collimator, supercollider, monochromatization, superradiance, superscattering.
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