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  2. Cardinal point (optics) - Wikipedia

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    A system is focal if an object ray parallel to the axis is conjugate to an image ray that intersects the optical axis. The intersection of the image ray with the optical axis is the focal point F ′ in image space. Focal systems also have an axial object point F such that any ray through F is conjugate to an image ray parallel to the optical axis.

  3. Focal length - Wikipedia

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    The rear focal length f ′ is the distance from the rear principal plane H ′ to the rear focal point F ′. Front focal distance (FFD) The front focal distance (FFD) (s F) is the distance from the front focal point of the system (F) to the vertex of the first optical surface (S 1). [1] [3] Some authors refer to this as "front focal length".

  4. Conjugate focal plane - Wikipedia

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    In optics, a conjugate plane or conjugate focal plane of a given plane P, is the plane P′ such that points on P are imaged on P′. [1] If an object is moved to the point occupied by its image, then the moved object's new image will appear at the point where the object originated.

  5. f-number - Wikipedia

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    The f-number N is given by: = where f is the focal length, and D is the diameter of the entrance pupil (effective aperture).It is customary to write f-numbers preceded by "f /", which forms a mathematical expression of the entrance pupil's diameter in terms of f and N. [1]

  6. Focal plane - Wikipedia

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    Planes (geometry) This page was last edited on 5 March 2023, at 19:05 (UTC) . Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License ; additional terms may apply.

  7. Parabola - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, a parabola is a plane curve which is mirror-symmetrical and is approximately U-shaped. It fits several superficially different mathematical descriptions, which can all be proved to define exactly the same curves. One description of a parabola involves a point (the focus) and a line (the directrix). The focus does not lie on the ...

  8. Hyperfocal distance - Wikipedia

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    The distinction between the two meanings is rarely made, since they have almost identical values. The value computed according to the first definition exceeds that from the second by just one focal length. Definition 1 The hyperfocal distance is the closest distance at which a lens can be focused while keeping objects at infinity acceptably ...

  9. Focus (geometry) - Wikipedia

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    In geometry, focuses or foci (/ ˈ f oʊ k aɪ /; sg.: focus) are special points with reference to which any of a variety of curves is constructed. For example, one or two foci can be used in defining conic sections, the four types of which are the circle, ellipse, parabola, and hyperbola.