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Geometrical Optics of Rainbows

Optics

The ray-optics picture of refraction, reflection, and rainbow angles.

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Inverse Design: Let the Target Drive the Geometry

Inverse Design

A brief note on solving for the structure that produces a desired optical response.

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History of Rainbow Mystery

Optics

How people understood, misunderstood, and gradually explained rainbows.

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More about Rainbows

Optics

Further questions, extensions, and related atmospheric optics beyond the primary bow.

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