optimum combining
a technique for
weighted addition of the output of several
communication channels where the weights
are chosen to maximize the ratio between the
desired signal and the sum of the interfer-
ence and noise in combined output. Used
in adaptive antenna systems. See also
angle
diversity
,
antenna diversity
.
optimum coupling
choice of output cou-
pling mirror reflectivity that yields the largest
output power from a laser oscillator.
optimum distance profile (ODP) code
a convolutional code with superior distance
profile given the code rate, memory, and al-
phabet size. Optimum distance profile codes
are suitable if, e.g., sequential decoding is
used.
optimum free distance (OFD) code
a
convolutional code with the largest possible
free distance given the code rate, memory,
and alphabet size.
optode
a fiber optic sensor used to deter-
mine the concentration of a particular chem-
ical species present in the sensor’s environ-
ment by utilizing spectroscopic changes in a
sensing element placed at the end of the op-
tical fiber.
optoelectronic integrated circuit (OEIC)
opto-electronic device combining optical
and electrical devices on a common substrate.
This includes combinations of semiconduc-
tor lasers, modulators, photodetectors, and
electrical processing circuitry.
optoelectronics
the interaction of light
and electrons in which information in an elec-
trical signal is transferred to an optical beam
or vice versa, e.g., as occurs in optical fiber
communications components.
optrode
See
optode
.
opus sweep
an amplifier large signal sta-
bility test in which a signal within the pass-
band is held constant in both frequency and
power such that compression is achieved. A
second signal operated at a much smaller
level is then injected and swept across the
entire frequency band, observing the gain of
this small signal through the compressed am-
plifier. Sharp gain peaks in this small signal
response are indications of large signal sta-
bility problems. The test is dependent on bias
conditions, large signal frequency, large sig-
nal compression, and amplifier source and
load impedance.
OR
the Boolean operator that implements
the disjunction of two predicates. The true
table for
∨ ≡ X OR Y is
X Y X ∨ Y
F F
F
F T
T
T F
T
T T
T
n-ary ORs can be obtained as disjunction of
binary ORs.
OR gate
a logic circuit that performs the
OR operation. The output of the gate is high
if one or all of its inputs are high.
oral cavity
the human cavity where
speech is produced and where the articula-
tions of the speech organs makes it possible
to produce different sounds.
Orange book
See
IEEE Color Books
.
ordinary refractive index
the refractive
index that is invariant with light direction,
affecting one particular optical polarization
component.
ordinary wave
polarization component of
a light wave that is affected by the ordinary
refractive index.
organic LED
See
organic light emitting
diode
.
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