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... the principles of geometrical optics • apply geometrical optics to optical instruments • mathematically describe optical waves • perform superpositions of two or more waves in the context of interference and diffraction • mathematically and graphically describe polarization of light • have a familia ...
... the principles of geometrical optics • apply geometrical optics to optical instruments • mathematically describe optical waves • perform superpositions of two or more waves in the context of interference and diffraction • mathematically and graphically describe polarization of light • have a familia ...
Wave Light Test
... 9. Both microwaves and visible light are parts of the electromagnetic spectrum and display the same wave properties. A microwave transmitter produces plane-polarised waves. A wire grid is placed in front of the transmitter as shown below. It is rotated in the plane ABCD. A maximum value of 100 mA i ...
... 9. Both microwaves and visible light are parts of the electromagnetic spectrum and display the same wave properties. A microwave transmitter produces plane-polarised waves. A wire grid is placed in front of the transmitter as shown below. It is rotated in the plane ABCD. A maximum value of 100 mA i ...
Many other important inventions involve the use of
... While the exact date and inventor may be forever disputed, it is almost certain that spectacles were invented between 1280 and 1300 in Italy. These early spectacles had convex lenses that could correct both hyperopia (farsightedness), and the presbyopia that commonly develops as a symptom of aging. ...
... While the exact date and inventor may be forever disputed, it is almost certain that spectacles were invented between 1280 and 1300 in Italy. These early spectacles had convex lenses that could correct both hyperopia (farsightedness), and the presbyopia that commonly develops as a symptom of aging. ...
Calculation of image position, size and orientation using first order
... length, the image distance z' is approximately equal to the rear focal length. A positive thin lens in air is assumed (n = n' = 1): ...
... length, the image distance z' is approximately equal to the rear focal length. A positive thin lens in air is assumed (n = n' = 1): ...
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... Ray 2 : A ray heading toward the focal point is reflected parallel to the axis. Ray 3 : A ray heading toward the centre of curvature is reflected back on itself. ...
... Ray 2 : A ray heading toward the focal point is reflected parallel to the axis. Ray 3 : A ray heading toward the centre of curvature is reflected back on itself. ...
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... Background: In the field of infrared (IR) sensing, the typical detectors used are Focal Plane Arrays (FPAs). The FPA is the major design driver in the infrared sensor. The number of pixels (individual sensing elements) in the FPA ultimately dictates the spatial resolution of the sensor; therefore, a ...
... Background: In the field of infrared (IR) sensing, the typical detectors used are Focal Plane Arrays (FPAs). The FPA is the major design driver in the infrared sensor. The number of pixels (individual sensing elements) in the FPA ultimately dictates the spatial resolution of the sensor; therefore, a ...
Fourier Optics
... place where they cut the +1 and -1 diffraction orders of the grating formed by the lines of the screen. In this way, the picture is passed unchanged and the lines are eliminated. 4. Image correlation. More complicated filters can be made by photography. One interesting application is the comparison ...
... place where they cut the +1 and -1 diffraction orders of the grating formed by the lines of the screen. In this way, the picture is passed unchanged and the lines are eliminated. 4. Image correlation. More complicated filters can be made by photography. One interesting application is the comparison ...
Lenses form images by refracting light.
... Notice the distance between the penguin and the lens in the illustration on page 122. The distance is measured in terms of a focal length, which is the distance from the center of the lens to the lens’s focal point. The penguin is more than two focal lengths from the camera lens, which means the ima ...
... Notice the distance between the penguin and the lens in the illustration on page 122. The distance is measured in terms of a focal length, which is the distance from the center of the lens to the lens’s focal point. The penguin is more than two focal lengths from the camera lens, which means the ima ...
geometrical optics
... direct or control rays of light. The refraction of light at the surface of a lens depends on its shape, its index of refraction, and the nature of the medium surrounding it (usually air), in accordance with Snell’s Law. Lenses that are thicker in the center than at their edges are called positive, o ...
... direct or control rays of light. The refraction of light at the surface of a lens depends on its shape, its index of refraction, and the nature of the medium surrounding it (usually air), in accordance with Snell’s Law. Lenses that are thicker in the center than at their edges are called positive, o ...
Optical aberration
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An optical aberration is a departure of the performance of an optical system from the predictions of paraxial optics. In an imaging system, it occurs when light from one point of an object does not converge into (or does not diverge from) a single point after transmission through the system. Aberrations occur because the simple paraxial theory is not a completely accurate model of the effect of an optical system on light, rather than due to flaws in the optical elements.Aberration leads to blurring of the image produced by an image-forming optical system. Makers of optical instruments need to correct optical systems to compensate for aberration.The articles on reflection, refraction and caustics discuss the general features of reflected and refracted rays.