Dispersive prism
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In optics, a dispersive prism is an optical prism that is used to disperse light, that is, to separate light into its spectral components. Different wavelengths of light will be deflected by the prism
Photograph of a triangular prism, dispersing light
Lamps as seen through a prism
Dispersion (optics)
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Dispersion is the phenomenon in which the phase velocity of a wave depends on its frequency. Sometimes the term chromatic dispersion is used to refer to optics specifically, as opposed to wave propaga
Dispersive prism
…In optics, a dispersive prism is an optical prism that is used to disperse light, that is, to separate light into its spectral components (the colors of the rainbow). Different wavelengths (colors) of light will be deflected…
A compact fluorescent lamp seen through an Amici prism