Understanding Reflective Optics

Sept. 23, 2024

Understanding Reflective Optics

Reflective optics are key to many industrial and life science applications, as well as astronomy and high-energy physics. Essentially, reflective optics is the optics of mirrors: smooth reflective surfaces that change the direction of a wavefront. 

In many cases, reflective optical systems provide a simpler, more affordable option when contrasted with refractive systems. That’s especially the case if you’re doing laser focusing with multispectral imaging. We’ll look at why in a moment. But first, just what is a mirror, how are they made, and how do they work?

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