optical path
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of optical path
First recorded in 1890–95
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This allows light to travel a much longer optical path while remaining inside a very small area.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
The researchers are also working to ensure the stability of the fiber-coupled optical path over extended periods and under more intense conditions such as running and jumping.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 11, 2024
In his tinkering, “I came up with a custom optical path that will actually allow it to work,” he said.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2021
What you are seeing is simply a housefly crawling across a lens in the optical path of the system’s telescope.
From Washington Post ● May 8, 2020
The optical path consists of a series of transparent liquids and solids.
From Visual Illusions Their Causes, Characteristics and Applications by Matthew Luckiesh
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