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  • Binoculars - How Binoculars Work?
    Article - 7 Mar 2008
    Binoculars can be considered as having two telescopes which are exactly the same placed next to each other and accurately pointing at the same direction. Binoculars allow the user to use both eyes...
  • Amici Prism - Definition and Applications
    Article - 31 Dec 2013
    Dispersive prism is a type of optical prism that divides the incident light into different colors of the electromagnetic spectrum.
  • Pellin-Broca Prism - Definition and Uses
    Article - 16 Jan 2014
    A Pellin–Broca prism is a type of constant-deviation dispersive prism. It is named after its inventors, Ph. Pellin, a French instrument maker and André Broca, a professor of physiological optics.
  • Schmidt Prism - Definition and Properties
    Article - 4 Feb 2014
    Schmidt prism, also referred to as Schmidt–Pechan prism, is a prism that reverts an image while deviating the line of sight by 45°. It is a type of optical roof prism.
  • What is a Prism?
    Article - 20 Jan 2014
    A prism is a transparent geometric optical object with a minimum of two polished plane faces inclined relative to each other, from which light is reflected or through which light is refracted.
  • Pechan Prism: Definition and Working Principle
    Article - 16 Jan 2014
    Pechan prisms comprise two air-spaced components, and have the ability to revert (flip horizontally) or invert (flip vertically) an image, depending upon it's orientation. It can be used in...
  • Wollaston Prism - Definition and Applications
    Article - 10 Feb 2014
    Wollaston prism is an optical device which separates randomly polarized and unpolarized light into linearly polarized light beams. The prism was first invented by William Hyde Wollaston.
  • Periscopes - What is a Periscope?
    Article - 28 Jan 2008
    A periscope is an optical instrument that uses a system of prisms, lenses, or mirrors to reflect images through a tube.
  • On Chip Tunable Optical Devices Actuated by Electro-Wetting On Dielectric (EWOD)
    Article - 14 Oct 2011
    This invention discusses about an innovative approach to tunable optical devices. This invention comes under the categories, devices, photonics and optoelectronics.
  • An Introduction to What Color Is and How Color is Made
    Article - 29 Aug 2007
    This article discusses color, what it is and how it is made.

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