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In free space, light waves travel in a straight path. Thus, we can replace the wave model with a simple ray model. However, all optical instruments depend on the fact that light rays can be bent by changing the medium through which they propagate or placing an object such as a mirror, a lens, or a grating in their path.
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Rossing, T.D., Chiaverina, C.J. (1999). Reflection, Mirrors, and Kaleidoscopes. In: Light Science. Undergraduate Texts in Contemporary Physics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-21698-0_3
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