optical axis
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They also discovered that the optical vortices could be modified by adjusting the topological charge, which is essentially the number of windings around the optical axis.
From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2024
The rays originate from points that are not on the optical axis and they do not converge at one common focal point.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
Now when we cut our lens out of this blank, we are able to keep the optical axis parallel to the line of sight as it goes into our frame.
From Time Magazine Archive
For critical work and particularly for photo-micrography, however, the interchangeable nosepiece is by no means perfect as it is next to impossible to secure accurate centreing of each lens in the optical axis.
From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)
The analyzer fits into an opening of the tube above the objectives and can be instantly thrown in or out of the optical axis.
From Microscopes and Accessory Apparatus Catalogue No. 40 by Leitz, Ernst
