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inñnity focuses. Once we had the focal length, it would be better to write our
equation in terms of the focal length directly, and the formula then is
(1/s) + (1/5) = 1/. (27.12)
Now let us see how the formula works and what it implies in diferent circum-
siances. First, it implies that IÝ s or sf is inñnite the other one is ƒ. That means
that parallel light focuses at a distance ƒ, and this in efect defines ƒ. Another
interesting thing i% says is that both points move in the same direction. lf one
moves to the right, the other does also. Another thing it says is that s and s/
are equal if they are both equal to 2ƒ. In other words, if we want a symmetrical
situation, we ñnd that they will both focus at a distance 2ƒ.
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27-4 Magnification
So far we have discussed the focusing action only for points on the axis. NÑow
let us discuss also the imaging of objects not exactly on the axis, but a little
bít of, so that we can understand the properties of mmagnification. When we set
up a lens so as to focus light from a smaill filament onto a “point” on a screen,
we notice that on the screen we get a “picture” of the same filament, except of
a larger or smaller size than the true fñlament. 'Phis must mean that the light
comes to a focus from cach poøzn‡ of the filament. In order to understand this a
little better, let us analyze the thin lens system shown schematically in Eig. 27-7.
W©e know the following facts:
(1) Any ray that comes in parallel on one side proceeds toward a certain
particular point called the focus on the other side, at a distance ƒ from the
(2) Any ray that arrives at the lens from the focus on one side comes out
parallel to the axis on the other side.
Thịs is all we need to establish formula (27.12) by geometry, as follows: Suppose
we have an object at some distance #ø from the focus; let the height of the object
be . Then we know that one of the rays, namely PQ, will be bent so as to pass
through the focus # on the other side. Now ïf the lens will focus point P at all,
we can fnd out where if we fnd out where just one other ray goes, because the
new focus will be where the two intersect again. We need only use our ingenulty
to fñnd the exact direction of øne other ray. But we remember that a parallel
ray goes through the focus and 0e 0ersa: a ray which goes through the focus
will come out parallel' So we draw ray 7 through . (It is true that the actual
rays which are doing the focusing may be much more limited than the two we
have drawn, but they are harder to fñgure, so we make believe that we can make
ÔN CƯ ƯỢNG cu
Fig. 27-7. The geometry of imaging by a thin lens.
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this ray.) Since it would come out parallel, we draw 79 parallel to XW. The
Intersection ®Š is the point we need. 'Phis will determine the correcE place and
the correct height. Let us call the height ˆ and the distance from the focus, z.
Now we may derive a lens formula. Ủsing the similar triangles PVU and 7'XU,
we fnd ,
—==~. 27.13
Th (713)
Similarly, from triangles SW . and QX, we get
Ụ _— 9
—==_.. 27.14
n=Ủ (2714)
Solving each for /, we ñnd that
U_—# (27.15)
Equation (27.15) is the famous lens formula; in it is everything we need to know
about lenses: Ib tells us the magnification, #“/, in terms of the distances and
the focal lengths. It also connects the bwo distances z and øˆ with ƒ:
ma! = Ƒ, (27.16)
which is a much neater form to work with than Eq. (27.12). We leave it to the
student to demonstrate that if we call s = #z + ƒ and s” = zø' + ƒ, Bq. (27.12) is
the same as Eq. (27.16).
27-5 Compound lenses
Without actually deriving it, we shall briefy describe the general result when
we have a number of lenses. If we have a system of several lenses, how can
we possibly analyze it? 'Phat is easy. We start with some object and calculate
where its image is for the first lens, using formula (27.16) or (27.12) or any other
equivalent formula, or by drawing diagrams. So we fñnd an image. Then we treat
this image as the source for the next lens, and use the second lens with whatever
1ts focal length is to again ñnd an image. We simply chase the thing through
the succession of lenses. 'That is all there is to it. It involves nothing new in
principle, so we shall not go into it. However, there is a very interesting net
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result of the efects of any sequence of lenses on light that starts and ends up in
the same medium, say air. Any optical instrument——a telescope or a microscope
with any number of lenses and mirrors—has the following property: There exist
two planes, called the prinecipal pÏøœnes of the system (these planes are often fairly
close to the first surface of the first lens and the last surface of the last lens),
which have the following properties: (1) If light comes into the system parallel
from the first side, it comes out at a certain focus, at a distance from the second
principal plane equal to the focal length, Just as though the system were a thin
lens situated at this plane. (2) Tf parallel light comes in the other way, i1 comes
to a focus at the same distance ƒ from the ƒrs‡ principal plane, again as If a thin
lens where situated there. (See Eig. 27-8.)
Fig. 27-8. lllustration of the principal planes of an optical system.
Of course, iŸ we measure the distances # and z', and ÿ and z as before,
the formula (27.16) that we have written for the thin lens is absolutely general,
provided that we measure the focal length from the principal planes and not from
the center of the lens. It so happens that for a thin lens the principal planes are
coincident. It is just as though we could take a thin lens, slice i2 down the middle,
and separate it, and not notice that it was separated. Every ray that comes in
pops out immediately on the other side of the second plane from the same point
as it went into the first planel 'The principal planes and the focal length may be
found either by experiment or by calculation, and then the whole set oŸ propertfies
of the optical system are described. lt is very Interesting that the result is not
complicated when we are all ñnished with such a big, complicated optical system.
27-6 Aberrations
Before we get too excited about how marvelous lenses are, we must hasten
to add that there are also serious limitations, because of the fact that we have
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limited ourselves, strictly speaking, to paraxial rays, the rays near the axis. A
real lens having a fñnite size will, in general, exhibit aberrations. For example,
a ray that is on the axis, of course, goes through the focus; a ray that is very