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Difference between corner reflector and parabolic reflector

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Answered by myrakincsem
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Corner reflector:
It is actually a type of retroreflector which is usually consist flat surfaces that are the three mutually perpendicular  but intersecting surfaces . These surfaces purpose is to reflects waves and it directly reflect them back their their original source 
In these reflectors the surface are usually squares.

Parabolic reflector:
in these types of reflector the primary purpose is to collects the  the energy or project the energy. The energy may be in the form of light or sound or otherwise radiowaves.
The circular paraboloid is the shape in these reflectors.
Answered by Serinus
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A corner reflector is a retro-reflector comprising of three commonly perpendicular, intersecting flat surfaces, which reflects waves back straight towards the source but altered. The three intersecting surfaces usually have square shapes.

The parabolic reflector converts an incoming plane wave moving along the axis into a spherical wave meeting toward the focus. Conversely, a spherical wave produced by a point source located in the focus is reflected into a plane wave developing as a collimated beam by the axis.

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