Objectives After working through this chapter, you should be able to: Define a wavefront aberration Explain how aberrations can affect the resultant image Explain a Zernike polynomial Understand how aberrometers…
Objectives After working through this chapter, you should be able to: Explain why light can disperse through water if a mirror is introduced Explain dispersion Introduction Looking back over the…
Objectives After working through this chapter, you should be able to: Create a demonstration of polarisation by scattering Explain how polarisation by scattering works Introduction As a brief recap, in…
Objectives After working through this chapter, you should be able to: Explain the difference between polarised and unpolarised light Explain the process of polarisation by transmission Explain the process of…
Objectives After working through this chapter, you should be able to: Explain what an ‘optical instrument’ is Explain how cameras work Explain how Galilean, Keplerian and reflecting telescopes work Explain…
Objectives After working through this chapter, you should be able to: Explain the key features of a wave (wavelength, phase, amplitude) Explain the difference between phase difference and path difference…
Objectives After working through this chapter, you should be able to: Explain a solid angle Explain luminous flux, luminous intensity, illuminance and luminance Describe the two laws of illumination Explain…
Objectives After working through this chapter, you should be able to: Define the laws of reflection Calculate the angle of reflection Understand image formation at a plane mirror Understand how…
