A Fresnel lens is a glass or plastic lens originally invented to improve lighthouse capabilities. Made up of concentric angled rings of material, a Fresnel lens uses these rings to focus light onto the central part of the lens. Although Fresnel lenses are not common in lighthouses today, the...
The Fresnel zone is a three-dimensional, concentric, ellipse that defines the pattern of radiation in optics, radio transmissions, and other radiation of waves from an origin. Named after the physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel, these zones calculate optimal signal transmission between two objects where ...
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The Fresnel effect is everywhere. Look around and you’ll see many examples. This effect greatly depends on the angle of incidence. The angle of incidence is the angle between the line of sight and surface of the object you are looking for. The below figure shows the effect of the angle ...
Laser light is coherent light, or special "in-phase" light. What does "coherent" mean? As a kid I was always confused by explanations of coherent light. I'd been told that coherence had something to do with the sinusoidal shape of photons. Light is supposedly made up of little wiggling...
VR, or Virtual Reality, is a technology designed to make you feel immersed in a virtual world. It’s a distinctly different feeling than playing a game or navigating a 3D environment on a static 2D monitor, giving a real feeling of presence in the virtual space. This is typically achieved...
The colors in this glass aren't really there! Glass lenses refract (bend) light rays of different wavelengths by different amounts, causing spectral colors to appear. This is a closeup of a Fresnel lens from a lighthouse.Sponsored links...
Finally, note that a “small” opening is relative. In fact, the opening only causes diffraction when it is similar in size to the wavelength that passes through it. This is why light, which has a tiny wavelength, will not diffract significantly if it passes through a ten-foot wide openin...
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A lens is a transparent piece of glass or plastic with at least one curved surface. It gets its name from the Latin word for "lentil" (a type of pulse used in cooking), but don't let that confuse you. There's no real reason for this other than that the most common kind of lens...