Consider Refraction at Spherical Surfaces:
Starting point for the development of lens equations
Vast majority of quality lenses that are used today have segments containing spherical shapes. The aim is to use refraction at surfaces to simultaneously image a large number of object points which may emit at different wavelengths.
Point V (Vertex)SVsO )object distance(
VPsi )image distance(
i - Angle of incidence
t - Angle of refraction
r - Angle of reflection
The ray SA emitted from point S will strike the surface at A, refract towards the normal, resulting in the ray AP in the second medium (n2) and strike the point P.
Using spherical (convex) surfaces for imaging and focusing
i) Spherical waves from the object focus refracted into plane waves.
Suppose that a point at fo is imaged at a point very far away (i.e., si = ).
so fo = object focal length
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ii) Plane waves refracted into spherical waves.
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Diverging rays revealing a virtual image point using concave spherical surfaces.
Virtual image point
Parallel rays impinging on a concave surface. The refracted rays diverge and appear to emanate from the virtual focal point Fi. The image is therefore virtual since rays are diverging from it.
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A virtual object point resulting from converging rays. Rays converging from the left strike the concave surface and are refracted such that they are parallel to the optical axis. An object is virtual when the rays converge toward it.
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As the object distance so is gradually reduced, the conjugate image point P gradually changes from real to virtual.
The point P’ indicates the position of the virtual image point that would be observed if we were standing in the glass medium looking towards S.
Lateral Magnification
We will use virtual image points to locate conjugate image points.
The Lens Maker’s Formula
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Newtonian form of the lens equation
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xo > 0 if the object is to the left of Fo .
xi > 0 if the image is to the right of Fi .
The result is that the object and image must be on the opposite sides of their respective focal points.
Define Transverse (or Lateral) Magnification:
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Tracing a few key rays through
a positive and negative lens
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All real images
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This implies that a positive dxo corresponds to a negative dxi and vice versa. In other words, a finger pointing toward the lens is imaged pointing away from it as shown on the next slide.
Transverse and Longitudinal Magnification
The number-2 ray entering the lens parallel to the central axis limits the image height.
The transverse magnification (MT) is different from the longitudinal magnification (ML).
Image orientation for a thin lens:
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Location of focal lengths for converging and diverging lenses
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)a (The effect of placing a second lens L2 within the focal length of a positive lens L1. (b) when L2 is positive, its presence adds convergence to the bundle of rays. (c) When L2 is negative, it adds divergence to the bundle of rays.
Two thin lenses separated by a distance smaller than either focal length.
Note that d < si1, so that the object for Lens 2 (L2) is virtual.
Note the additional convergence caused by L2 so that the final image is closer to the object. The addition of ray 4 enables the final image to be located graphically.
Fig. 5.30 Two thin lenses separated by a distance greater than the sum of their focal lengths. Because the intermediate image is real, you could start with point Pi’ and treat it as if it were a real object point for L2. Therefore, a ray from Pi’ through Fo2 would arrive at P1.
Note that d > si1, so that the object for Lens 2 (L2) is real.
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For the compound lens system, so1
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For this two lens system, let’s determine the front focal length (ffl) f1 and the back focal length (bfl) f2.
Let si2 then this gives so2 f2.
so2 = d – si1 = f2 si1 = d – f2 but
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Suppose that we have in general a system of N lenses whose thicknesses are small and each lens is placed in contact with its neighbor.
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Fig. 5.31 A positive and negative thin lens combination for a system having a large spacing between the lenses. Parallel rays impinging on the first lens enable the position of the bfl.
Example A Example B
Example A: Two identical converging (convex) lenses have f1 = f2 = +15 cm and separated by d = 6 cm. so1 = 10 cm. Find the position and magnification of the final image.
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si1 = -30 cm at (O’) which is virtual and erect
Then so2 = |si1| + d = 30 cm + 6 cm = 36 cm
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si2 = i’ = +26 cm at I’ Thus, the image is real and inverted.
The magnification is given by
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Thus, an object of height yo1 = 1 cm has an image height of yi2 = -2.17cm
Example B: f1= +12 cm, f2 = -32 cm, d = 22 cm
An object is placed 18 cm to the left of the first lens (so1 = 18 cm). Find the location and magnification of the final image.
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si1 = +36 cm in back of the second lens, and thus creates a virtual object for the second lens.
so2 = -|36 cm – 22 cm| = -14 cm
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