Abstract

Formulas are derived which permit the transfer of an object into any desired position behind a pair of plane mirrors. One mirror pair always suffices theoretically to solve this problem. The usefulness of the method is demonstrated with the help of the design of a highly efficient illumination system for a projector for opaque microrecords. It is then pointed out how to proceed if the first solution is not feasible.

© 1960 Optical Society of America

General Relation between Object and Inverted Image Space in Plane-Mirror Optics

Gottfried R. Rosendahl
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 50(9) 859-861 (1960)

Mirror-Image Kinematics

Joseph Stiles Beggs
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 50(4) 388-393 (1960)

Relation between Directional Sensitivity and Spectral Response Curves in Human Cone Vision

P. L. Walraven and M. A. Bouman
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 50(8) 780-784 (1960)

Optical Aberration Coefficients. VI. On Computations Involving Coordinates Lying Partly in the Image Space

H. A. Buchdahl
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 50(6) 534-539 (1960)

Diffraction Images of Disk-Shaped Particles Computed for Full Köhler Illumination

Luther W. Smith
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 50(4) 369-374 (1960)