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Nature and optics

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An addition to the “Press Monograph” series, the volume Optics Made Clear: The Nature of Light and How We Use It describes in a nontechnical style many of the natural phenomena caused by light, as well as the optical devices that use it. The first chapter describes the basic phenomena of optics, such as waves, rays, photons, and refraction and reflection. The second chapter covers basic optical components and instruments, among them, mirrors, lenses, prisms, cameras, telescopes, interferometers, spectrometers, radiometers, detectors and displays, and microscopes and magnifiers. Natural...Read full article

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    Published: June 2007
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    light
    Electromagnetic radiation detectable by the eye, ranging in wavelength from about 400 to 750 nm. In photonic applications light can be considered to cover the nonvisible portion of the spectrum which includes the ultraviolet and the infrared.
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