Dove prism
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dove-prism-260-6153506
title:
Dove prism
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A Dove prism is a type of reflective prism which is used to invert an image. Dove prisms are shaped from a truncated right-angle prism. The Dove prism is named for its inventor, Heinrich Wilhelm Dove. Although the shape of this prism is similar to the shape described by a Dovetail joint, the etymology of the two is unrelated. A beam of light travelling parallel to the longitudinal axis, entering one of the sloped faces of the prism undergoes total internal reflection from the inside of the longe
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Type of reflective prism
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dove_prism
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2023-11-20T12:37:07Z
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