20 Optical Observers¶
Scope¶
Optical observers shape and collect light before detection. The family includes lenses, mirrors, apertures, microscopes, telescopes, fiber systems, gradient-index media, and compound optical assemblies.
Entries in this family should follow the shared Observer Grammar.
Observation Layers¶
| Layer | Capability description |
|---|---|
| Medium | Declares refractive, reflective, absorptive, scattering, or gradient-index behavior |
| Geometry | Declares surfaces, distances, apertures, axes, and alignment |
| Transport | Describes how rays or fields evolve through the assembly |
| Receiver | Describes image plane, sensor, eyepiece, or other detector interface |
| Measurement | Declares units, normalization, dynamic range, and uncertainty |
xPRIMEray Context¶
xPRIMEray's GRIN-oriented transport work belongs in this landscape as a computational treatment of field-aware ray paths. It may be discussed alongside geometrical optics and optical design concepts without implying agreement with a laboratory instrument or external optics package.
The Technology Landscape optics view records adjacent technology categories. See Project Glowing Heart.
Reading boundary¶
This territory follows the Atlas reading boundary.