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CYLINDRICAL WAVE FRONT [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

Configuration of light propagation in which light is expanding radially outward when viewed from one direction but is propagating without expansion or contraction when viewed from the orthogonal direction. Surfaces of equal phase appear as concentric cylinders.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
CONT

C'est donc un faisceau conique et non cylindrique qui traverse la turbulence, ce qui implique que les déformations mesurées sur le front d'onde artificiel ne sont pas exactement celles permettant de corriger l'objet observé.

Spanish

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