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  2. Thin lens - Wikipedia

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    There are other sign conventions such as Cartesian sign convention where the thin lens equation is written as + =. For a thick lens, the same form of lens equation is applicable with the modification that parameters in the equation are with respect to principal planes of the lens. [3]

  3. Sign convention - Wikipedia

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    The sign of the weight of a tensor density, such as the weight of the determinant of the covariant metric tensor. The active and passive sign convention of current, voltage and power in electrical engineering. A sign convention used for curved mirrors assigns a positive focal length to concave mirrors and a negative focal length to convex mirrors.

  4. Radius of curvature (optics) - Wikipedia

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    Radius of curvature sign convention for optical design. Radius of curvature (ROC) has specific meaning and sign convention in optical design.A spherical lens or mirror surface has a center of curvature located either along or decentered from the system local optical axis.

  5. Cardinal point (optics) - Wikipedia

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    For a single lens surrounded by a medium of refractive index n = 1, the locations of the principal points H and H ′ with respect to the respective lens vertices are given by the formulas = ′ = (), where f is the focal length of the lens, d is its thickness, and r 1 and r 2 are the radii of curvature of its surfaces. Positive signs indicate ...

  6. Optical aberration - Wikipedia

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    If there is refraction at a collective spherical surface, or through a thin positive lens, O'2 will lie in front of O'1 so long as the angle u2 is greater than u1 (under correction); and conversely with a dispersive surface or lenses (over correction). The caustic, in the first case, resembles the sign > (greater than); in the second < (less than).

  7. Lens - Wikipedia

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    Sign convention for Gaussian lens equation [25] Parameter Meaning + SignSign s o: The distance between an object and a lens. Real object Virtual object s i: The distance between an image and a lens. Real image Virtual image f: The focal length of a lens. Conversing lens Diverging lens y o: The height of an object from the optical axis ...

  8. Optics and vision - Wikipedia

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    A contact lens (also known simply as a contact) is a corrective, cosmetic, or therapeutic lens usually placed on the cornea of the eye. Modern soft contact lenses were invented by the Czech chemist Otto Wichterle and his assistant Drahoslav Lím , who also invented the first gel used for their production.

  9. List of optics equations - Wikipedia

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    Curvature radius of lens/mirror r, R: m [L] Focal length f: m ... J 1 is a Bessel function ... Cartesian and spherical polar coordinates are used, xy plane contains ...