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
The stage can be brought in a position vertical to the optical axis and the metal hand rests laid on top of the stage.
From Microscopes and Accessory Apparatus Catalogue No. 40 by Leitz, Ernst
The whole sub-stage may be raised or lowered in the optical axis by means of a rack and pinion, and a similar arrangement permits lateral illumination by moving the iris diaphragm in the horizontal plane.
From Microscopes and Accessory Apparatus Catalogue No. 40 by Leitz, Ernst
