optical instrument
C7235
concept
An optical instrument is a device that uses lenses, mirrors, or other optical components to manipulate light in order to enhance, analyze, or capture visual information.
All labels observed (26)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| optical instrument canonical | 8 |
| adaptive optics system | 6 |
| optical device | 6 |
| optical interferometer | 5 |
| camera obscura | 4 |
| interchangeable-lens camera system | 3 |
| smart glasses | 3 |
| adaptive optics imager | 2 |
| electro-optical/infrared targeting system | 2 |
| fine guidance sensor | 2 |
| optical imaging instrument | 2 |
| screen magnifier | 2 |
| adaptive optics instrument | 1 |
| astronomical instrument component | 1 |
| corrective optics instrument | 1 |
| firearm optical sight | 1 |
| high-precision optical instrument | 1 |
| holographic weapon sight | 1 |
| laboratory instrument | 1 |
| microscope | 1 |
| optical communication device | 1 |
| optical correction instrument | 1 |
| optical gunsight | 1 |
| polarimeter | 1 |
| telescopic sight | 1 |
| visible-light imaging system | 1 |
Instances (54)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| MagAO | adaptive optics system |
| Hypergonar lens | optical device |
| Boller and Chivens spectrograph | — |
| Fourier transform spectrometer | — |
|
Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement (COSTAR)
surface form:
Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement
|
optical correction instrument |
| Google Glass | smart glasses |
|
EOTech holographic sight (on some platforms)
surface form:
EOTech holographic sight
|
holographic weapon sight |
| Litening targeting pod | electro-optical/infrared targeting system |
|
Fresnel
surface form:
Fresnel rhomb
|
optical device |
| Camera Obscura in Kirriemuir | camera obscura |
| Moiré deflectometer | — |
| Sony Alpha system | interchangeable-lens camera system |
| Hubble Space Telescope Fine Guidance Sensors | fine guidance sensor |
| AN/AAS-52 multispectral targeting system | electro-optical/infrared targeting system |
| Lyot coronagraphs | optical device |
| FGS | high-precision optical instrument |
| Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses | smart glasses |
| Narrabri Stellar Intensity Interferometer | optical interferometer |
| Michelson interferometer | — |
| SUSAT sight | optical gunsight |
| EMMI | — |
| GeMS | adaptive optics instrument |
| Altair adaptive optics system | adaptive optics system |
|
Gemini South instrument suite
surface form:
GSAOI
|
adaptive optics imager |
|
Alpha
surface form:
Sony Alpha
|
interchangeable-lens camera system |
|
Zoom
surface form:
Zoom (macOS accessibility feature)
|
screen magnifier |
|
LRIS spectrograph
surface form:
LRIS
|
— |
| SCExAO | adaptive optics system |
|
photophone
surface form:
Photophone
|
optical communication device |
| Clifton Observatory | camera obscura |
|
Navy Precision Optical Interferometer (partnership)
surface form:
Navy Precision Optical Interferometer
|
optical interferometer |
| Palomar Testbed Interferometer | optical interferometer |
| Mach–Zehnder interferometer | optical interferometer |
| Spectacles | smart glasses |
| scanning tunneling microscope | microscope |
| FGS/NIRISS | fine guidance sensor |
| Wollaston prism | optical device |
| Camera Obscura (Dumfries) | camera obscura |
| Sagnac interferometer | optical interferometer |
| SAXO | adaptive optics system |
|
Solar Optical Universal Polarimeter (SOUP)
surface form:
Solar Optical Universal Polarimeter
|
polarimeter |
| COSTAR | corrective optics instrument |
| Kast double spectrograph | — |
| Shane Adaptive Optics system | adaptive optics system |
| Thermal Emission Imaging System | visible-light imaging system |
| Nikon F-mount DSLR system | interchangeable-lens camera system |
| Fizeau interferometer | — |
| KMag | screen magnifier |
| LightCycler | laboratory instrument |
| HRV (High Resolution Visible) | optical imaging instrument |