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Answer the following question.
Why is prism binoculars preferred over traditional binoculars? Describe its working in brief.
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Solution
- Traditional binoculars use only two cylinders. Distance between the two cylinders can’t be greater than that between the two eyes. This creates a limitation of the field of view.
- A prism binocular has two right-angled glass prisms that apply the principle of total internal reflection.
- The incident light rays are reflected internally twice giving the viewer a wider field of view. For this reason, prism binoculars are preferred over traditional binoculars.
Working:
Prism binoculars
- The prism binoculars consist of 4 isosceles, right-angled prisms of a material having a critical angle less than 45°.
- The prism binoculars have a wider input range compared to traditional binoculars.
- The light rays incident on the prism binoculars, first get total internally reflected by the isosceles, right-angled prisms 1 and 4.
- These reflected rays undergo another total internal reflection by prisms 2 and 3 to form the final image.
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