optics and photonics

Preferred Label : optics and photonics;

MeSH definition : A specialized field of physics and engineering involved in studying the behavior and properties of light and the technology of analyzing, generating, transmitting, and manipulating ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION in the visible, infrared, and ultraviolet range.;

MeSH synonym : Photonics and Optics;

MeSH hyponym : photonics;

MeSH annotation : the discipline (education, history, etc) only; use OPTICAL PHENOMENA or specifics treed under it for processes and properties of light and materials interacting with light;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photonics;

Details

Origin ID

D055095;

UMLS CUI

C2350273;

Allowable qualifiers
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- education [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- instrumentation [MeSH Qualifier]
- legislation and jurisprudence [MeSH Qualifier]
- methods [MeSH Qualifier]
- organization & administration [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Photon [NCIt concept]
- Photon (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- photon [IUPAC Term]
Record concept(s)
- optics and photonics [MeSH concept]
- photonics [MeSH concept]
See also
- optical devices [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Occupation or Discipline [UMLS semantic type]

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