Roof prism — A roof prism (also called a Dach prism) is in general any kind of reflective optical prism containing a section where two faces meet at a 90° angle. Reflection from the two faces returns an image that is flipped laterally across the axis where… … Wikipedia
roof prism — stoginė prizmė statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. ridge prism; roof prism vok. Dachkantprisma, n; Dachprisma, n rus. крышеобразная призма, f; призма с крышей, f pranc. prisme en toit, m; prisme en toit, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
roof prism — noun a reflecting prism in which the reflecting surface is in two parts that are angled like the two sides of a pitched roof … English new terms dictionary
roof prism — Optics. See Amici prism. * * * … Universalium
Amici roof prism — An Amici roof prism, named for its inventor, the Italian astronomer Giovanni Amici, is a type of reflecting prism used to deviate a beam of light by 90° whilst simultaneously inverting the image. It is commonly used in the eyepieces of telescopes … Wikipedia
Prism (optics) — For other uses, see Prism (disambiguation). A plastic prism In optics, a prism is a transparent optical element with flat, polished surfaces that refract light. The exact angles between the surfaces depend on the application. The traditional… … Wikipedia
Schmidt-Pechan prism — A Schmidt Pechan prism is a type of optical prism used to rotate an image by 180°. They are commonly used in binoculars as an image erecting system . Compared to binoculars using a Porro prism or Abbe Koenig a binoculars using a Schmidt Pechan… … Wikipedia
Abbe-Koenig prism — An Abbe Koenig prism is a type of reflecting prism used to invert an image (rotate it by 180°). They are commonly used in binoculars and some telescopes for this purpose. The prism is named after Ernst Abbe and Albert Koenig.The prism is made… … Wikipedia
Amici prism — An Amici prism, with a graphical ray tracing method … Wikipedia
Porro prism — In optics, a Porro prism, named for its inventor Ignazio Porro, is a type of reflection prism used in optical instruments to alter the orientation of an image.It consists of a block of glass shaped as a right geometric prism with right angled… … Wikipedia
