We start with a notation for specifying optics systems. In the geometrical optics approximation, the behavior of a nonimaging optical system can be formulated and studied as a mapping g. Geometrical optics please remember to photocopy 4 pages onto one sheet by going a3a4 and using back to back on the photocopier. Lens design uses a calculation of the lens surfaces that permits us to obtain an image from a given object. Using seventhorder matrix modeling, we can calculate the optical path.
Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Introduction history of geometric optics let us first consider the law of rectilinear propagation. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Models for light propagation a ray model geometric optics b wave model physical optics c photon model quantum optics 2. Ray optics or geometrical optics is the simplest theory for doing optics. Physical optics lecture notes pdf 44p this note covers the following topics. String theory explained what is the true nature of reality. Geometrical optics 1 geometrical optics go refers to the simple ray tracing techniques that have been used for centuries at optical frequencies. Pdf notes on matrix method of geometrical optics basic ideas of. An introduction by allen nussbaum and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. But this is clearly not an historical approach since geometrical optics. It consists of three parts which can, and for practical purposes probably should, be done in any order. Light is an electromagnetic disturbance, and as such is described using maxwells equations, which. Firstorder optics a thirdorder optics, aberrations b higherorder approximations 3.
Geometric optics download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Geometrical optics and optical design is an uptodate introductory treatment of geometrical optics which is intended to lead students toward the modern practices of computeraided optical design. Fermats principle is the basis of geometrical optics which ignores the wave nature of light. The matrix methods in geometrical optics can be developed in terms of three basic operators matrices for reflection. Pdf notes on matrix method of geometrical optics basic. The transfer matrix method is a method used in optics and acoustics to analyze the propagation of electromagnetic or acoustic waves through a stratified medium.
In geometric optics, the following statements are true for real and virtual images. This text, now in its second edition, presents the mathematical background needed to design many optical combinations that are. Phase matrix for light scattering by concentrically. The matrix methods in geometrical optics gaussian can be developed in terms of three basic op erators matrices for reflection, refrac tion and translation a nd also can be applied with ease in. The ray in geometric optics is an abstraction useful for approximating the paths along which light propagates under certain circumstances the simplifying assumptions of geometrical optics include that light rays.
Geometrical optics deals with the propagation of light in a straight line and phenomena such as reflection, refraction, polarization, etc. When you look at this page, too, you are seeing light reflected from it. Analysis of the stability for periodic optical focusing systems evaluate the effects of misalignment of individual elements on the overall ray matrix performances. The principles of gaussian optics and firstorder layout and design are emphasized, based on the tracing of two paraxial rays and the associated. A light ray from a source goes in a straight line through the air, but when it encounters a lens, prism, or mirror it bends or changes direction. It corresponds to a basis described by the direction.
A ray is a line that has an origin, but does not have an end. Matrix methods in paraxial optics mit opencourseware. Light waves can be bent and reflected to form new and sometimes altered images. Ideal spherical wave with radius of curvature r can be seen as collection of rays diverging from common point c. Pinhole camera wave optics geometric 12 fermats principle light propagating between two points follows a path, or paths, for which the time taken is an extremum minimum ignoring the wave nature of light basic theory for optical instruments geometrical optics revision geometric. The size of the matrices and the complexity of the expressions imposes some care on the choice of elements to display. If you capture sunlight in a mirror or lens you can feel the heat where the sunlight is reflectedrefracted as a real image but you cannot feel the heat where the sunlight is. The above analysis provides an introduction to scanning. The volume is organised such that the single spherical refracting surface is the basic optical element. Geometric optics intuition with mirrors and lenses concave convex diverging converging. The ray tracing technique is based on two reference planes, called the input and output planes, each perpendicular to the optical axis of the system. In the early 17th century, johannes kepler expanded on geometric optics in his writings, covering lenses, reflection by flat and curved mirrors, the principles of pinhole cameras, inversesquare law governing the intensity of light, and the optical explanations of astronomical phenomena such as lunar and solar eclipses and astronomical parallax.
When an object is placed in front of a plane mirror the image is. Geometric optics the part of optics dealing with the ray aspect of light is called geometric optics. Archimedes and other ancient greek thinkers made original contributions but we mention here heron of alexandria c. We only consider the propagation of rays through optical. Part iii recent researches on the foundations of geometric optics and related investigations in electromagnetic theory. Location of principal planes for an optical system a ray matrix of the optical system composite lenses and other elements can give us a complete description of the rays passing through the overall optical. This treatise provides the mathematical background and also collects a host of useful methods of practical importance, particularly the fractional fourier transform currently used for image. Find the equivalent power of the lens and locate it principal planes. Now, the theory on which classical lens design is based has changed radically, as our theoretical foundations do.
Consider a ray tracing analysis using the paraxial approximation, sin. Location of principal planes for an optical system a ray matrix of the optical system composite lenses and other elements can give us a complete description of the rays passing through the overall optical train. In the module to follow, you will learn about the otherphysical wave optics. Geometrical optics is the treatment of the passage of light through lenses, prisms, etc. Consider a circularly symmetric optical system formed by a. On geometric optics and surface waves for light scattering by.
Using matrices to understand geometrical optics spie. Fermat s principle is the basis of geometrical optics which ignores the wave nature of light. Lab 3 geometrical optics theory this laboratory is an exercise in geometrical optics, the reflection and refraction of light when it strikes the surface between air and glass, or air and water. A ray of light gives the direction of propagation of light. The principle has a theoretical basis in the quantum theory of light that avoids the. This book is the culmination of twentyfive years of teaching geometrical optics. Geometrical optics, or ray optics, is a model of optics that describes light propagation in terms of rays. In most introductory texts, geometrical optics appears after maxwells equations and theory of light.
S 2n s 2n from input phase space to output phase space, where s is an evendimensional piecewise differentiable manifold and n. Introduction to geometrical optics world scientific. Beyond this boundary may be another medium which is distinguished by having a speed of light di. Jan 19, 2017 geometric optics intuition with mirrors and lenses concave convex diverging converging. In this module, you will learn about one of the two main divisions of basic optics geometrical ray optics. Understanding how light rays can be manipulated allows us to create better contact lenses, fiber optic cables, and high powered telescopes. There is a certain logic to this, first introducing a basic theory for light and then treating geometrical optics as a practical application of the theory.
A new hybrid snow light scattering model based on geometric. Spherical mirrors are treated as special cases of refraction, with. The earliest surviving optical treatise, euclids catoptrics 1 280bc, recognized that light travels in straightlines in homogeneous media. Pedrotti cord waco, texas optics is the cornerstone of photonics systems and applications. In geometric optics, we neglect the diffraction effects.
Basics of optics, laws of reflection and refraction, reflection from spherical mirrors, velocity of image, refraction at plane surfaces, prism theory, defects of images, refraction from. Geometric optics post university of california, berkeley. Geometrical optics and maxwells equations mathematical. Optics is an exciting area of study, but as with most areas of physics it requires a variety of mathematical tools to be fully appreciated. In this theory, propagation of light in various optical media can be described by simple geometrical rules. Slyusarev, aberration and optical design theory, adam huger ltd. It is actually even more important in mechanics than it is in optics, and so we leave hamiltons theory for the subject of advanced analytical mechanics, which is studied in the.
Thin lens equation and problem solving geometric optics. Geometrical optics in describing the propagation of light as a wave we need to understand. There is a certain logic to this, first introducing a basic theory for light and then treating geometrical optics as a practical application of the. Concept questions for physics using phet inquiry based algebrabased physics semester one lessons, clicker questions, and schedule in pdf inquiry based. The wave direction is specified by the normal to the equiphase planes rays 3.
How changing the lens radius, index and diameter effects where the image appears and how it looks magnification, brightness and inversion. The ray in geometric optics is an abstraction useful for approximating the paths along which light propagates under certain circumstances. Optics physical optics wave optics quantum optics geometrical optics. Explain how an image is formed by a converging lens using ray diagrams. However, following the teachings of plato, euclid and all other ancient greeks thought that. The laws of geometric optics have been extensively.
Light can behave in many ways like a wave or a packet of photons which travel in a straight line exhibiting the property of rectilinear propagation. Thus, we can define 2 x 2 ray matrices for any element. General physics 2 geometric optics 16 sign conventions focal length positive for converging lenses negative for diverging lenses object distance positive if the object is on the side of the lens from which the light is coming this is usually the case otherwise, it is negative virtual object. A upright, magnified and real b upright, the same size and virtual c inverted, demagnified and real d inverted, magnified and virtual. This is for example relevant for the design of antireflective coatings and dielectric mirrors the reflection of light from a single interface between two media is described by the fresnel equations.
The distance between successive wave fronts is the wavelength. The principle may be used to derive snells laws of reflection and refraction. Phase matrix for light scattering by concentrically stratified spheres. Geometric optics on phase space develops both geometric optics and group theory from first principles in their hamiltonian formulation on phase space. This is because we observe the processes emission, reflection, scattering at a distance 10cms with bare eyes that are much longer than the wavelength of light 107. Geometrical optics and optical design oxford series in. After an analytical treatment1 of refraction for a thick lens geometry. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Watch how the image changes when you adjust the focal length of the lens, move the object, move the lens, or move the screen. The most advanced and abstract theory of geometrical optics was worked out by hamilton, and it turns out that this has very important applications in mechanics.
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