Re: Absorption/Reflection

["Philippe Boucher" <pb31416@xxxxxxxxx>]

hehe! ;-)


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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben Kreunen" <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <infrared@xxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 10:59 PM
Subject: Re: Absorption/Reflection


> At 01:17 PM 6/27/00 -0400, you wrote:
> >I have a question, mainly theorical...
> >Is there any way to "shift" wavelength?
> >
> >I've found a way to rotate polarisation of light, but I was wondering if
> >that (shifting wavelength) was possible.  I know when light travels in
> >material with refaction factor, the speed of light decrease accordingly.
>
> Well, in theory....
>
> Whack a tree onto a very big rocket and launch it into space, use a few
> gravity assists to pick up speed around some planets and stars... as it
> gets faster the light returning from it will have a longer wavelength ...
> but you may need a good telephoto lens.
>
> This could be useful for those pesky species of conifers that resist a
nice
> IR effect
>
> .... rough day at the office  ;-)
>
> Cheers
>
> Ben
>
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