Aberrations
A perfect imaging system can image a point into a point. However, any imaging system has some flaws which degrade the image quality, and therefore …
Variable Power Systems
Optical zoom is a feature of many cameras and binoculars that allows one to zoom in on a subject without losing image quality. Optical zoom works …
Telescope
Telescopes are instruments used to observe and study celestial objects such as stars, planets, galaxies, and nebulae. The word telescope …
Lenses and Imaging
Lenses are devices made from glass or any other transparent material, where their surfaces have spherical curvature. Lenses have been around …
Anamorphic Systems
Optical anamorphic systems are used to compress or expand the aspect ratio of images in photography and filmmaking. Anamorphic lenses …
Prisms
A prism is a transparent solid object with flat, polished surfaces that refract light. It is a geometric shape typically comprised of two parallel and …
Spectral Measurements
Light is an electromagnetic wave. The wave nature of light was revealed by the combined work of Poisson, Fresnel, and Maxwell during the 19th …
Alignment
When we transfer an optical setup from the drawing board into the optical table, we need to align optical elements, such as sources …
Online Lab Manual
You will use a free online software called 3DOPTIX . This program was chosen because it allows you to choose the optical components you need …
Ray Optics Simulation
Enhance productivity with 3DOptix, Optical design and Simulation software Ray Optics describes light propagation in terms of “rays”…
