Examples of 'spherical mirror' in a sentence

Meaning of "spherical mirror"

spherical mirror: A type of mirror whose reflecting surface forms a part of a sphere. It is commonly used in optical devices such as telescopes and magnifying glasses
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  • A curved mirror with a reflecting surface that forms part of a sphere (as opposed to, for example, a paraboloid)

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The reflection surface of a spherical mirror is a sphere.
A spherical mirror has the same shape as a section of a sphere.
The reflector can be a cylindrical or spherical mirror.
The concave spherical mirror are further arranged in zones.
Image formed by a converging spherical mirror.
Spherical mirror projection.
One of the easiest shapes to analyze is the spherical mirror.
The shape of a spherical mirror affects the image that is reflected.
This surface can therefore be likened to a convergent or divergent cylindrical or spherical mirror.
A spherical mirror is a spherical cap where regular reflection of light occurs.
The most common curved surface used in optical devices is a spherical mirror.
The focal length of a spherical mirror is half the radius of the sphere.
This area is approximately one angular degree with respect to the spherical mirror.
The focal length of a spherical mirror is equal to half its radius of curvature.
This system scans the retina of the eye through the use of a tilted spherical mirror.

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The focal length of the spherical mirror is half of its radius of curvature.
Such a mirror can focus incoming parallel rays to a much smaller spot than a spherical mirror can.
Newton replaced the convex glass lens with a spherical mirror that reflected and focused the light.
Advantageously, the auxiliary mirror is an extension of the spherical mirror.
The form of a spherical mirror impacts the image that 's reflected.
An interferometer according to claim 1, wherein the reflector is a spherical mirror.
As shown, the spherical mirror 7 acts as a definite trap of the entering light beam.
Collimated viewing device with off-axis spherical mirror for simulator.
Spherical mirror 8 can be a conventional optical element, or a holographic optical element fulfilling an equivalent function.
For example, the field lens may easily be replaced by a spherical mirror.
Both the above embodiments feature a spherical mirror 45 which presents a concave surface towards the user.
Measuring device according to claim 9, wherein the reflector comprises a spherical mirror.
Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes use a spherical mirror with a correcting plate that corrects the focus.
According to another embodiment, the second optical means comprises a convergent spherical mirror.
In the preferred embodiment, this is a portion of a spherical mirror concave relative to the source.
A simple example of an inclined non-plane mirror effecting collimation is an inclined spherical mirror.
The spherical mirror 1 may be semi-transparent.
This rectification enables compensation for the distortion introduced by the off-axis spherical mirror 1.
R, radius of the spherical mirror.
The spherical mirror 1 is supported by a sphere whose centre 4 is not part of this line 5.
The present invention relates to a collimated viewing device with an off-axis spherical mirror for a simulator.
The spherical mirror 8 working on the axis must see tube 16 by reflection on glass plate 7.
In this case, the mobile decentered spherical mirror of FIG.
The spherical mirror 1 itself is said to be “ off-axis ”, and it is inclined.
OBJECTIVE, To show the reflection of a spherical mirror.
The latter consists of a main spherical mirror 21 and a secondary mirror 23, also spherical.
The elliplical mirror M8 arranged in the opening formed in the spherical mirror M5.
The device has an off-axis spherical mirror 1 and an aspherical concave mirror 21.
The device comprises an off-axis spherical mirror 1.
It includes a spherical mirror 36, the center of curvature C of which is placed on the axis 16.
The second means furthermore comprise a spherical mirror 24.
A system according to claim 1, wherein at least the spherical mirror having a horizontal wide-field is rigid.
A non-zero value of this angle θ characterizes an off-axis use of the spherical mirror 1.
Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the spherical mirror is semi-transparent.
The slit plane is optically conjugated with the grating plane by the reflecting spherical mirror 220.

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