How Different Types of Lenses Bend Light @edmundoptics

Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

Watch how different types of lenses focus or spread out light!

Lenses and other optics go into all kinds of cool optical systems from medical devices, to camera lenses, to telescopes, to microscopes

This simple laser demo shows how different lens geometries interact with laser light differently

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How Different Types of Lenses Bend Light

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$Prisms and Total Internal Reflection Why do prisms seem to magically reflect light even though they dont have mirrored surfaces? This demo visually highlights the difference between refraction and total internal reflection Optical engineers use these properties of prisms to manipulate in everything from medical devices, to telescopes, to cameras We have lots of other laser demos like this on our channel if youd like to see more! #optics #science #physics #stem #photonics #engineering #prism$

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