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John E KVAM
ST Employee
February 1, 2023
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Where do the photons go?

  • February 1, 2023
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Customer asks me how I evaluate where the photons go.

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John E KVAM
ST Employee
February 1, 2023

It's easy. There is a web-site.

Ray tracing simulator: https://ricktu288.github.io/ray-optics/simulator/

I have no idea who runs the site, nor do I know how accurate it is.

But the guy who wrote it did a bang-up job. It helps a lot.

But it really can answer what happens to the light as it travels through the coverglass or hits an object.

Rules are simple and with a little practice you can figure it out.

In this picure you can see an 18 degree point source hitting a nearly flat lens at an angle and then reflecting.

Try it - you wiil be impressed.0693W00000Y9kwKQAR.png

KnarfB
Super User
February 2, 2023

amazing...