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Optics is the study of light, and its interaction with matter. It includes topics such as imaging systems, fiber optics, lasers, quantum optics, and more.

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What causes impossible colors (supergreen) that can be represented on a gamut to not be visi... [duplicate]

Supergreen is a color with an RGB value of (0, 255, 0), making it fully green, with no other colors. Now, according to my research, it is impossible for the human eye to detect this color. Doing resea …
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Finding magnification of microscope from focal lengths

How do you find the magnification of a microscope given the focal lengths of the objective and eyepiece? What else can you find given this information? If finding the magnification is not feasible wit …
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Height of Mirror Required [duplicate]

I was curious about the minimum height of a mirror required to see your full body, and I found out that it was half of your height, in other words the minimum height to view the image = your height / …
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Where is the final image located at in a compound microscope?

In a compound microscope, is there a standard as to where the final image should be located? After doing some research, I arrived at either the final image should be located at infinity (to be focused …
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Absorption spectra in films chemicals & dyes

For a science competition, we have to understand absorption spectra in films chemicals & dyes. But what is that? I've found resources on the absorption spectra of chlorophyll, but I'm unclear as to wh …
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Object and Image Distance from Image height, Object height, and focal length [closed]

Is there a way to find the object and image distances from the object height, image height, and focal length? I understand that the magnification is equal to $-\frac{d_i}{d_o}$ or $\frac{h_i}{h_o}$, …
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Minimum Radius of Curvature an Optical Fiber can be bent

Using the thickness and refractive index of an optical fiber, is it possible to know the maximum radius of curvature it can be bent before there are losses due to refraction? In my research, I came ac …
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How to determine if an observer can see an object with multiple mirrors?

How do I determine if an observer can see an object with multiple mirrors? I came across this image online and I am wondering if the observer (point O) see the object (point A) My attempt: I tried re …
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How to Calculate Focal Length when in another medium?

How do you calculate the focal length of a lens when it is placed into another medium, if I only have the focal length of a lens in the air? I understand that the lensmaker's equation should be used, …
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Is there a way to calculate the angle between the refracted and reflected rays given the ref...

Is there a way to calculate the refracted and reflected rays? I know we use Snell's law to calculate the refracted rays, but is there a formula to calculate the angle of the reflected rays, or does it …
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Apparent position of object in bowl of water

Say you have a bowl of water and you keep an object in it. What would the apparent position of an object inside the bowl from the position of an outside observer? Will the curvature of the spherical b …
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What is a convex-concave lens?

I came across this term while studying for optics, and I'm unsure as to what this means. …
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