MRF technology

Innovative process for finishing precision optical surfaces ("magnetorheological finishing")

MTF measuring system

System for measuring the imaging capacity of optical systems

Machine vision

Name given to a market segment by LINOS AG; optical measuring technology for use in the industrial environment

Mastering process

Production process in CD / DVD manufacturing

Mastering

Process operation in CD / DVD production

MeVIS-C series

Precision lenses with a C-mount connection for CCD cameras

Media technology

Name given to a market segment by LINOS AG; the general term used for printing and display technologies

Medical technology

Name given to a business unit by LINOS AG

Micro-lithography

Optical process for the production of minute structures, e.g. in semiconductor manufacturing

Microbank systems

Product line supplied by LINOS AG

Microoptic sub-assembly

System consisting of miniaturised optical components

Microprocessors

Semiconductor components

Modulatable laser light sources

Laser system with variable / controllable output capacity

Modulation frequency

Thefrequency that is actually to be transmitted, with which the carrierfrequency is modulated in frequency modulation - i.e. the videofrequency in image transmission

Modulation system

(see Electro-optical modulator system)

Modulation transmission function (MTF)

Mathematical presentation of the characteristics of an optical system

Modulators

(see Electro-optical modulators)

Molecular diagnostics

Namegiven to a market segment by LINOS AG; this market segment isresponsible for the development and production of opto- mechatronicsystems for diagnosing clinically relevant changes to DNA, RNA,proteins and metabolic processes

Multiplexer

System component for the parallel processing of data in optical telecommunications