Glossary - V

Very Long Wave Infrared: The spectral region from about 15 to about 100 microns. This region is generally not used for imaging systems.

Visible Spectrum:  Light which is visible to the human eye, which has wavelengths between approximately 380 – 750 nanometers (nm).  Shorter wavelengths correspond to shades of violet and blue, progressing through green (~500 nm) and red at longer wavelngths.

VFOV: Acronym for Vertical Field of View, which is the verticall extent to which an imaging system can view a scene.

VOx: Acronym for Vanadium Oxide, which is a material used in some uncooled thermal infrared imaging detectors (typically, microbolometers).