Difference between revisions of "Equi-Angular Profile"

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A stepped profile such that a light ray emitted from the focus and passing through a portion of the profile exhibits equal angles of incidence and emergence. This produces minimum dispersion.
A stepped profile such that a light ray emitted from the focus and passing through a portion of the profile exhibits equal angles of incidence and emergence. This produces minimum dispersion.


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A stepped profile such that a light ray emitted from the focus and passing through a portion of the profile exhibits equal angles of incidence and emergence. This produces minimum dispersion.

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Please note that this is the term as it stands in the original IALA Dictionary edition (1970-1989)