Optical instrument

An optical instrument (or "optic" for short) is a device that processes light waves (or photons), either to enhance an image for viewing or to analyze and determine their characteristic properties. Common examples include periscopes, microscopes, telescopes, and cameras.

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#1	Weizmann Institute of Science Israel	#1	Shanghai Jiao Tong University China	#1	3M Innovative Properties Company United States
#2	Stanford University United States	#2	Tokyo Dental College Japan	#2	Applied Biosystems
#3	University of Oulu Finland	#3	Indian Institute of Technology, Dhanbad India	#3	Lumus Ltd.
#4	Queensland University of Technology Australia	#4	Tokyo Institute of Technology Japan	#4	Oclaro Technology Limited
#5	Meiji University Japan	#5	Masaryk University Czechia	#5	Perkin-Elmer Corporation
#6	Ludwig Maximilian University Of Munich Germany	#6	Peking University China	#6	Bobst SA Switzerland
#7	Imperial College London United Kingdom	#7	Heriot Watt University United Kingdom	#7	Soraa, Inc.
#8	National University of Singapore Singapore	#8	Southwest Minzu University China	#8	UltraDots, Inc.
#9	Dartmouth College United States	#9	University of Texas at Arlington United States	#9	Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
#10	California Institute of Technology United States	#10	Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta Indonesia	#10	Food and Drug Administration United States
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