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Photonics Dictionary

gravitational lens

The effect of a powerful gravitational field on light traveling through the field. This effect is detectable in astronomical observations when light from a distant source passes a massive object before reaching an observer. When the source of the light is behind the massive object, the gravitational lens results in a ringlike formation of light.
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