Optics in flatland

Adolf W. Lohmann; Avi Pe'er; Dayong Wang; Rafael Piestun; Asher A. Friesem

doi:10.1117/12.523667

19 November 2003 Optics in flatland

Adolf W. Lohmann, Avi Pe'er, Dayong Wang, Rafael Piestun, Asher A. Friesem

Proceedings Volume 4829, 19th Congress of the International Commission for Optics: Optics for the Quality of Life; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.523667
Event: 19th Congress of the International Commission for Optics: Optics for the Quality of Life, 2002, Florence, Italy

Abstract

"Flatland" is the title of a science fiction story, written in 1880 by E.A. Abbott. The creatures of Flatland, living in their two-dimensional universe, are inspected and manipulated by 3D-people like we are. Here we show how the optics part of this science fiction story can be implemented -- for fun and profit.

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Adolf W. Lohmann, Avi Pe'er, Dayong Wang, Rafael Piestun, and Asher A. Friesem "Optics in flatland", Proc. SPIE 4829, 19th Congress of the International Commission for Optics: Optics for the Quality of Life, (19 November 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.523667

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