How we can collect two wave(light) ?

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To collect two different light waves, lenses and mirrors can be utilized to redirect and concentrate light. Photodetectors can measure a range of wavelengths, but using optical filters, single-mode fibers, or diffraction gratings can isolate specific wavelengths. For instance, light at 550 nm and 800 nm can be separated using respective filters before directing them to individual photodetectors. This setup allows for the measurement of intensities at each wavelength from a single light source. The method effectively enables the collection and analysis of multiple light waves with different wavelengths.
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How we can collect two wave(light)?
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The question is not quite clear... But lenses and mirrors come to mind. A lens or a angled mirror redirects light. You can be clever and use lenses and mirrors to concentrate light together in a volume, area or point. Of course we are familiar with these types of devices, glasses, microscopes, prisims, etc.
 
I want to say how can collect two waves which different wavelenght
 
Still not enough information, but I'll take a stab, photodetectors generally have quite a wide range of responsivity and will produce a measurable voltage when lots of different wavelengths are incident (e.g. 500 - 900 nm). You can work around this using optical filters, signle-mode fibers, or diffraction gratings, which isolate narrowband light from a broadband source. If you have e.g. 550 and 800 nm light, split it, send one through a 550 nm filter and the other through a 800 nm filter, then send each to its own photodetector with known responsivity in the given ranges.

From the two output voltages you can deduce from a single incoming light source what intensity is at 550 nm and what intensity is at 800 nm.
 
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