Decollimation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001625",
  "term": "Decollimation",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The process or state of light rays losing their parallel alignment after having been collimated. This occurs when a collimated beam passes through an imperfect optical system, encounters scattering, or diverges due to diffraction. Decollimation results in a spreading of the light beam, reducing its intensity and focus over distance.",
  "subject": "Optics and imaging",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Dekollimation",
    "es": "descolimación",
    "fr": "décollimation"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/decollimation/"
}