What's the actual physics behind the optical apodization?
59198
How does an apodization filter improve bokeh?
109997
Derivation of the polar form of an ellipse from first principles
40182
How come unpolarized light does not undergo destructive interference?
149797
What determines the sharpness of a shadow?
113234
Why does a glass window reflect white objects white from an atomic scatterers’ viewpoint?
11602
Validity of naively computing the de Broglie wavelength of a macroscopic object
11130
Is it (theoretically) physically possible to project an image into thin air?
52691
Sign convention in optics
63340
What is physically correct lighting all about?
40309
Glass acting as a lens?
87931
Sign convention for mirror and lens formulas
83556
What are the theoretical minimum and maximum apertures?
84589
What is the justification for the method of images in electrostatics?
13999
Phase difference in reflection coefficient between S and P polarisation at normal incidence?
145225
What is the amplitude of a light wave?
97032
Does light accelerate or slow down during reflection?
130201
Imaginary number for extinction coefficient in complex refractive index