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11:57 Jul 12, 2013 |
Japanese to English translations [Non-PRO] Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general) | |||||||
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| Selected response from: John Tysome Japan Local time: 21:43 | ||||||
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3 +1 | split off |
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split off Explanation: A half-mirror (ハルフミラー) most likely refers to a half-silvered mirror (or semi-silvered mirror, or beam splitter), where half the pulsed light (パルス光) is transmitted through the mirror and the other half (の一部) is redirected/reflected/split off from the pulsed light direction, in this case towards the light receiving device (受光装置). -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 days25 mins (2013-07-15 12:23:04 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Yes, the ハルフミラー seems to refer to a half-silvered mirror, which is a type of beam splitter. http://www.rp-photonics.com/beam_splitters.html Reference: http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Half-silvere... |
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