Optics
3 terms
Optics
Diffraction
The bending, spreading, and interference of light waves around the edges of an obstacle or through a narrow aperture.
OpticsDiffraction Grating
An optical element with a periodic structure of thousands of closely spaced parallel rulings or lines that disperses light into its…
OpticsDispersive Power
A dimensionless material property measuring a prism or lens material's ability to separate different spectral wavelengths.