optics

Also known as optical science

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Contents

History
Classical optics
Geometrical optics
Approximations
Reflections
Refractions
Lenses
Physical optics
Modelling and design of optical systems using physical optics
Superposition and interference
Diffraction and optical resolution
Dispersion and scattering
Polarisation <span class="anchor" id="Polarization"></span>
Changing polarisation
Natural light
Modern optics
Lasers
Kapitsa–Dirac effect
Applications
Human eye
Visual effects
Optical instruments
Photography
Atmospheric optics
See also
References
Works cited
Further reading
External links

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Optics is the branch of physics that studies the behaviour, manipulation, and detection of electromagnetic radiation, including its interactions with matter and instruments that use or detect it. Optics usually describes the behaviour of visible, ultraviolet, and infrared light. The study of optics extends to other forms of electromagnetic radiation, including radio waves, microwaves, and X-rays. The term optics is also applied to technology for manipulating beams of elementary charged particles.