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  2. Periscope - Wikipedia

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    Principle of the periscope. The periscope on the left uses mirrors whereas the right uses prisms. a Mirrors b Prisms c Observer's eye Principle of the lens periscope. The two periscopes differ in the way they erect the image. The left one uses an erecting prism whereas the right uses an erecting lens and a second image plane. a Objective lens b ...

  3. Periscope lens - Wikipedia

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    Schematic of a conventional and a periscope zoom lens A smartphone with a 5x optical zoom periscope lens camera, recognizable by the rectangular shape of its lens. A periscope lens, sometimes called a folded lens, is a mechanical assembly of lens elements that uses a prism or mirror to redirect the light through the lenses with a 90° angle to the optical axis, as in a periscope.

  4. Optics - Wikipedia

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    Optics is the branch of physics that studies the behaviour and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it. [1]

  5. Coincidence rangefinder - Wikipedia

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    Coincidence rangefinders work through the principle of triangulation. In the pictured example, triangulation can be used to determine the range of the ship 𝑑.The position of the lenses A and B are known, and the angle of the lenses α and/or β is set by the operator so that both are aimed at the target.

  6. Camera obscura - Wikipedia

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    The human eye (and that of many other animals) works much like a camera obscura, with rays of light entering an opening , getting focused through a convex lens and passing a dark chamber before forming an inverted image on a smooth surface . The analogy appeared early in the 16th century and would in the 17th century find common use to ...

  7. Periscope antenna - Wikipedia

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    In telecommunications, a periscope antenna is an antenna configuration in which the transmitting antenna is oriented to produce a vertical radiation pattern, and a flat or off-axis parabolic reflector, mounted above the transmitting antenna, is used to direct the beam in a horizontal path toward the receiving antenna.

  8. Virtual periscope - Wikipedia

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    Virtual periscope is a system that allows submerged submarines to observe the surface above them without having to come to a shallower depth, as is required by traditional periscopes. The system, described in a patent as "Virtual Periscope", [1] was tested in 2005 aboard USS Chicago (SSN-721). It employed a small camera mounted on the sail of ...

  9. Photonics mast - Wikipedia

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    A photonics mast aboard a Virginia-class submarine. A photonics mast (or optronics mast [1]) is a sensor on a submarine which functions similarly to a periscope without requiring a periscope tube, thus freeing design space during construction and limiting risks of water leakage in the event of damage.