Phyc 3540 Fall 2014: Assignment #2

Instructor: Ian Hill

Due Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2014

1) A diverging (negative) thin lens and a concave mirror have focal lengths of equal
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magnitudes, f. An object is placed f to the left of the diverging lens, and the mirror is
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placed a distance 3f on the other side of the lens. Determine the final image of the system
(after 2 refractions) a) by a three-ray diagram, and b) by calculation.
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2) Consider a plano-convex lens and an object located at infinity so that the incoming
rays (from left-to-right) are parallel.

(a) Determine the focal length of the lens if (i) the plane surface is facing the
incoming rays and (ii) if the convex surface is facing the incoming rays.
Briefly discuss the results you got from (i) and (ii) commenting on why they are/are not
the same.

(b) Consider the lens in part (a). Which orientation, (i) or (ii), will reduce the amount
of spherical aberration? Explain the reasoning behind your choice. This is subtle. Start
by sketching the paraxial and non-paraxial rays in each case to get a qualitative
understanding. Use Pedrotti equation 20-18 to consider the contributions from surface 1
and surface 2 in each case. Assume the contributions add to give you the total spherical
aberration of the lens.

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3) An object measures 2cm high above the axis of an optical system consisting of a 2-cm
diameter iris, followed by a thin convex lens of 5 cm focal length and 5 cm aperture. The
object is 10 cm in front of the lens, and the iris is 2 cm in front of the lens. Determine the
position and size of the entrance and exit pupils, as well as the image. Draw the chief ray
and the two extreme rays through the optical system, from the top of the object to its
conjugate image point.

4) An optical system, centred on an optical axis, consists of (left to right),

i.) Source (object) plane
ii.) Thin lens L1 at 40 cm from the source plane
iii.) Aperture A 20 cm from L1
iv.) Thin Lens L2 10 cm from A
v.) Image plane
Lens L1 has a focal length of 40/3 cm and a diameter of 2 cm; lens L2 has a focal length
of 20/3 cm and a diameter of 2 cm; aperture A has a centred circular opening of 0.5 cm
diameter.
a) Sketch the system.
b) Find the location of the image plane.
c) Locate the aperture stop and entrance pupil.
d) Locate the exit pupil.
e) Locate the field stop, the entrance window, and the exit window.
f) Determine the angular field of view.