optical surface

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Surface at which light is either refracted or reflected, or both simultaneously.

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When the linearly polarized light interacts with the optical surface, there is a shift in phases of both the components parallel and perpendicular to the plane of incidence.

Fixed polarizer ellipsometry for simple and sensitive detection of thin films generated by specific molecular interactions: applications in immunoassays and DNA sequence detection

"To characterize carbon fiber you need eleven." Mathematical models provide a starting point, but even so, he says, "we have to build little samples of different manufactured materials and test them for the different properties." Materials with specific characteristics are selected for different structural elements and optical surfaces.

Composite optics advance stellar imaging: composite materials are making it possible to add capabilities to astronomical observatories without massive changes to the existing infrastructure

To appreciate the properties of a quality optical surface some kind of benchmark is helpful.

Optimal Polish for Optimal Optics : How to ensure your telescope mirror's surface is as good as it can get

Thus the machine creates the random environment so essential for achieving a fine optical surface.

A versatile desktop polisher

The two flat mirrors are easier to make than the lens, as they are smaller in diameter and have only one optical surface each.

Fun with a folded refractor

Allowing any dew to form on an optical surface is probably a bad idea.

What are we amateurs to dew?

C-Rad Sentinel 4DCT is an easy-to-use, laser-based optical surface scanning system with functionality for 4D CT reconstruction and gated imaging in a CT room.