 Optical path length (source code)

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= Optical path length
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The optical path length along a ray is the integral of its <refractive index> over geometric length. A difference $h$ in optical path length produces a phase difference $2\pi h/\lambda$, where $\lambda$ is the vacuum <wavelength>.

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