eigenray
English
Etymology
eigen- + ray
Noun
eigenray (plural eigenrays)
- (optics) A ray that has a specific destination
- 2015, D. E. Ruiz, I. Y. Dodin, “First-principle variational formulation of polarization effects in geometrical optics”, in arXiv:
- The presented theory captures not only eigenray dynamics but also the dynamics of continuous wave fields and rays with mixed polarization, or "entangled" waves.
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