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<p>used to calculate first-order properties of optical systems.</p>

<p><big>Fiber optics</big></p>
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* A <b>meridional ray</b> is a ray that passes through the <a href="page.php?w=optical_axis">axis</a> of an <a href="page.php?w=optical_fiber">optical fiber</a>.<br/>
* A <b>skew ray</b> is a ray that travels in a non-planar zig-zag path and never crosses the <a href="page.php?w=optical_axis">axis</a> of an <a href="page.php?w=optical_fiber">optical fiber</a>.<br/>
* A <b><a href="page.php?w=guided_ray">guided ray</a></b>, <b>bound ray</b>, or <b>trapped</b></p><p>
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