Lyot stop

Lyot stop

A Lyot stop is an optic stop, invented by French astronomer Bernard Lyot, that reduces the amount of flare caused by diffraction of other stops and baffles in optical systems.

ee also

* Lyot filter
* Lyot depolarizer


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