Abstract

Any transformation between an object space and an inverted image space, i.e., any desired mirror image of the object space, can be realized by a set of three mirrors. Formulas are derived which permit one to determine a set of three mirrors from a desired light direction and attitude in image space as compared to those in object space. The geometry of such a set of three mirrors is discussed. The theory is applied to two examples.

© 1960 Optical Society of America

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

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J. Opt. Soc. Am. 50(3) 287-289 (1960)

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