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Phase modulation

A method of sending information by modifying (modulating) the difference in phase (fraction of a wave length) between a signal and a reference.

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    A method of sending information by modifying (modulating) the difference in phase (fraction of a wave length) between a signal and a reference.

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pmnoun(transitive, Internet) To send a private message to (someone).
phaseometernounAlternative form of phasemeter. [A device for measuring the difference in phase of two alternating currents of electromotive forces.]
photomodulationnounmodulation by means of light
phasometernounAlternative form of phasemeter. [A device for measuring the difference in phase of two alternating currents of electromotive forces.]
pulse modulatornounA device for the pulse modulation of a radio-frequency carrier signal
phasitronnounAn electromechanical device once used to modulate the phase of a signal
phasemeternounA device for measuring the difference in phase of two alternating currents of electromotive forces.
phase contrast microscopenounA microscope that uses the change of phase when light is transmitted or reflected from a transparent or reflective specimen to form an image; used especially to study living cells.
single-sideband modulationnoun(radio) A modification of amplitude modulation that modulates the output signal on a single sideband only, as opposed to both sidebands.
pulse demodulatornouna device that recovers the modulating signal from a pulse modulated wave
phase contrast microscopynounA form of light microscopy in which small differences in refractive index of a transparent specimen are converted into amplitude (contrast) differences in the final image.
phase shifternounA type of microwave network.
millipolarisationnounAlternative form of millipolarization. [a unit / value in fluorescence anisotropy]
mach-zehnder interferometernounA device used to determine the relative phase shift variations between two collimated beams derived by splitting light from a single source.
interference microscopenounAn instrument used to study the differences in the phase of light transmitted through a specimen.
microphasenoun(physics) A relatively small-scale part of a solid phase that has a different morphology than that of its surroundings
maseringnoun(astronomy) The generation of microwaves by the maser method.
photomultiplicationnounThe process performed by a photomultiplier.
frequency multipliernoun(electronics) An electronic circuit that produces an output frequency that is an integral multiple of an input frequency.
microphonicsnoun(electronics) The phenomenon where certain components in electronic devices transform mechanical vibrations into an unwanted electrical signal.

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