PHY 2020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 44: Thin Lens, Sign Convention, Virtual Image

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11 Apr 2020
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Converging lenses: meniscus, planoconvex, double convex. Diverging lenses: meniscus, planoconcave, double concave. Shown below are various types of lenses, both converging and diverging. The image formed by the first surface of a lens serves as the object for the second surface. Applying the equation for spherical refracting surfaces to the two spherical surfaces of the thin lens, we get: 1/s + 1/s" = (n-1)(1/r1 1/r2) (thin-lens equation, n is the index of refraction of the lens. Compare the thin-lens equation with the 1/s + 1/s"= 1/f, we get: 1/f = (n-1) (1/r1 1/r2) (lens maker"s equation) For sign conventions for the radii of curvature. The thin-lens equation and the lens maker"s equation. Example: the two surfaces of the lens shown in the figure have radii of curvature with absolute values of 20 cm and 5. 0 cm. Assume that the object is on the left side of the lens, so r1 = -20 cm and r1= 5. 0 cm: f= -7. 7 cm.

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