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Exempted Laser Product
Industrial machinery; Laser equipment
In the U.S., a laser device exempted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from all or some of the requirements of 21 CFR 1040.
Extended Source
Industrial machinery; Laser equipment
An extended source of radiation can be resolved into a geometrical image in contrast with a point source of radiation, which cannot be resolved into a geometrical image. A light source whose diameter ...
F-Number
Industrial machinery; Laser equipment
The focal length of lens divided by its usable diameter. In the case of a laser the usable diameter is the diameter of the laser beam or a smaller aperture which restricts a laser beam.
Failsafe Interlock
Industrial machinery; Laser equipment
An interlock where the failure of a single mechanical or electrical component of the interlock will cause the system to go into, or remain in, a safe mode.
Fibre Optics
Industrial machinery; Laser equipment
A system of flexible quartz or glass fibres that use total internal reflection (TIR) to pass light through thousands of glancing (total internal) reflections.
Flashlamp
Industrial machinery; Laser equipment
A tube typically filled with krypton or xenon. Produces a high intensity white light in short duration pulses.
