A spherical mirror is that mirror whose reflecting surface is the part of a hollow sphere of glass. Spherical mirrors are of two types: concave mirrors and convex mirrors. In a concave mirror ...

The history of optics dates back more than 2000 years, as the legend “Archimedes, an ancient Greek scientist, has collected sunlight with a concave mirror and burned an enemy ship”. It is reported ...

Two parallel optical surfaces often exhibit colorful fringes along the lines of equal thickness because of the interference of light. This simple phenomenon allows one to observe subwavelength ...

The optics of cylindrical lenses allow their use in applications for which spherical lenses are not suited. CVI Melles Griot has developed the technology for use in several markets. Cylindrical lenses ...