Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Activities Facet
3. Disciplines (hierarchy name)
4. disciplines (concept)
5. [science and related disciplines]
6. science (modern discipline)
7. natural sciences
8. physical sciences
9. physics

Additional parents:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Associated Concepts Facet
3. Associated Concepts
4. scientific concepts
5. physical sciences concepts
6. physics concepts
7. optical concepts

Narrower term/s

• fiber optics
• x-ray optics[+]
  • polycapillary optics

Anotations

Scope note:

Branch of physics that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light, including its generation, transmission, and detection or perception.