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visible spectrum
(redirected from Optical spectrum)

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visible spectrum [′viz·ə·bəl ′spek·trəm]
(spectroscopy)
The range of wavelengths of visible radiation.
A display or graph of the intensity of visible radiation emitted or absorbed by a material as a function of wavelength or some related parameter.


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Wavelength calibration references are needed to calibrate wavelength-measuring instruments such as optical spectrum analyzers.
Infrared radiation, beginning just beyond the red end of the optical spectrum, has longer wavelengths and lower energy than visible light.
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