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gement
The successful completion of any
task would be incomplete without
mentioning the names of those
persons who helped to make it
possible. I take this opportunity to
express my gratitude in few words
and respect to all those who
helped me in the completion of
this project. It is my humble
pleasure to acknowledge my deep
senses of gratitude to my Physics
teacher, Mr Shailesh Litoria for her
valuable support, constant help
and guidance at each and every
INTRODUCTION
In optics, a prism is a transparent optical
element with flat, polished surfaces that refract
light. The exact angles between the surfaces
depend on the application. The traditional
geometrical shape is that of triangular prism
Types of
prisms
Dispersive prisms
Dispersive prisms are used to break up light into its
constituent spectral colours because the refractive
index depends on frequency; the white light entering
the prism is a mixture of different frequencies, each
of which gets bent slightly differently. Blue light is
slowed down more than red light and will therefore
be bent more than red light.ex.Triangular prism
Reflective prisms
Reflective prisms are used to reflect light, in order to
flip, invert, rotate, deviate or displace the light
beam. They are typically used to erect the image
in binoculars or single-lens reflex cameras without
the prisms the image would be upside down for the
user. Many reflective prisms use total internal
reflection to achieve high reflectivity.
Polarizing prisms
There are also polarizing prisms which can split a
beam of light into components of