Dispersion

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Dispersion

Book: Field Guide to Molded Optics

Author(s): Michael Schaub, Alan Symmons

Published: 2016

https://doi.org/10.1117/3.2230581.ch8

Abstract

The index of refraction varies with the wavelength of light. This variation is called dispersion and is usually defined by the Abbe number ν. The higher the dispersion the lower the Abbe number.
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