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Strobe light
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A strobe light or stroboscopic lamp, commonly called a strobe, is a device used to produce regular flashes of light. It is one of a number of devices that can be used as a stroboscope. The word origin
Blue strobe light
Blue strobe light
LED strobe beacon on emergency vehicle
LED strobe beacon on emergency vehicle
Stroboscopic effect
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The stroboscopic effect is a visual phenomenon caused by aliasing that occurs when continuous rotational or other cyclic motion is represented by a series of short or instantaneous samples at a sampli
Figure 1: Stroboscopic effect resulting from a moving screwdriver lit with a square-waveform modulated light source with a modulation frequency of 100
Figure 1: Stroboscopic effect resulting from a moving screwdriver lit with a square-waveform modulated light source with a modulation frequency of 100 Hz, duty cycle of 50 % and 100 % modulation (SVM = 4,9); small photo inset shows absence of stroboscopic effect if screwdriver is not moved
Figure 2: Stroboscopic effect contrast threshold function (see Visibility)
Figure 2: Stroboscopic effect contrast threshold function (see Visibility)
Figure 3: Generic setup to test lighting equipment for its stroboscopic effect performance
Figure 3: Generic setup to test lighting equipment for its stroboscopic effect performance