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26 March 2001 Optics in flatland
Adolf W. Lohmann
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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 "Optics in flatland", Proc. SPIE 4391, Wavelet Applications VIII, (26 March 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.421193
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KEYWORDS
Diffraction gratings

Inspection

Diffraction

Theory of relativity

Astatine

Free space

Light sources

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