Tag: optics
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Application of matrix method to thick lens
Optics Series Lecture, Lecture — VI All Optics series articles: https://mdashf.org/category/optics/. Application of Matrix Method to Thick Lenses Topics covered in this lecture A. Cardinal points B. Thick lens equation and matrix for thick lens C. System matrix for thin lens D. Unit and Nodal planes E. Matrix for a system of 2 thin lenses Our previous studies of…
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Matrix formulation in geometrical optics
Topics covered in this lecture Ray tracing a. Translation matrix b. Refraction matrix c. System matrix In this lecture, we will discuss about one of the most interesting and powerful methods in Geometrical Optics. As we have discussed here (https://mdashf.org/2017/02/25/fermats-principle-a-lecture-in-optics/), geometrical optics is that segment of optics in which we are limited to a situation…
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How rainbows are created
How Rainbows are created. Optics lecture series – IV “Primary and Secondary rainbows”, a lecture in Optics. This lecture was delivered on February 02, 2017. Sunlight is white in color. Do you know Newton would have greatly disliked this statement, do you know why? “Color is not the property of light” but a property of an…
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Aberrations, a lecture in optics.
Optics series Lecture — I Optical Aberrations delivered on 24 – 1 – 2017 — all optics series lectures can be accessed here. This lecture has been delivered in one of the honors class that I am teaching this semester. You will do really well to read the linked article on Optical path and Fermat’s principle…
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