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Glossary of Lens Terms GLOSSARY OF LENS TERMS The following three pages briefly define the optical terms used most frequently in the preceding Lens Theory Section, and throughout this catalog. These definitions are limited to the context in which the terms are used in this catalog. Aberration: A defect in the image forming capability of a Convex: A solid curved surface similar to the outside lens or optical system. surface of a sphere. Achromatic: Free of aberrations relating to color or Crown Glass: A type of optical glass with relatively low Lenses wavelength. refractive index and dispersion. Airy Pattern: The diffraction pattern formed by a perfect Diffraction: Deviation of the direction of propagation of a lens with a circular aperture, imaging a point source. The radiation, determined by the wave nature of radiation, and diameter of the pattern to the first minimum = 2.44 λ f/D occurring when the radiation passes the edge of an Where: obstacle. λ = Wavelength Diffraction Limited Lens: A lens with negligible residual f = Lens focal length aberrations. D = Aperture diameter Dispersion: (1) The variation in the refractive index of a This central part of the pattern is sometimes called the Airy medium as a function of wavelength. (2) The property of an Filters Disc. optical system which causes the separation of the Annulus: The figure bounded by and containing the area monochromatic components of radiation. between two concentric circles. Distortion: An off-axis lens aberration that changes the Aperture: An opening in an optical system that limits the geometric shape of the image due to a variation of focal amount of light passing through the system. length as a function of field angle. Astigmatism: A lens aberration that causes off-axis light Doublet: A lens assembly made up of two simple lens bundles to focus to an elliptical, rather than circular, spot. elements. Bandwidth: The range of wavelengths over which an Effective Focal Length: A series of parallel rays entering Optics optical system is designed to function. a positive lens will be bent toward the optical axis and Polarization Brightness: Brightness is strictly defined as an attribute of brought to a focus, “focal point”. If the entering and exiting a visual sensation according to which an area appears to rays are extended to their intersection points, these points emit more or less light. We sometimes misuse the term form the lens’ “principal plane”. The intersection of the brightness in this catalog instead of the more correct principal plane with the optical axis is the “principal point” “luminance.” Luminance, used for sources, is the luminous of the lens. The “Effective Focal Length” (EFL) of the lens flux in an elemental beam from a given point per unit area is the distance from the principal point to the focal point. per solid angle in the specified direction. Bundle: A cylindrical or conical cluster of light rays. ENTERING RAYS EXITING Chromatic: Having to do with color, or wavelength. RAYS Windows, FOCAL Coma: An off-axis lens aberration resulting from a variation POINT of lens focal lengths as a function of aperture zone or Substrates & Mirrors annulus. PRINCIPAL POINT Complex Lens: A lens assembly consisting of several PRINCIPAL PLANE compound lenses. LENS Compound Lens: A lens assembly consisting of a number EFFECTIVE FOCAL LENGTH of simple lens elements. (EFL) Concave: A solid curved surface similar to the inside Prisms & surface of a sphere. Beam Splitters Concentric: Curved lines or surfaces having a common θ center of curvature. 0 YK Condenser Lens: A lens assembly designed to collect energy from a light source. LENS Conjugates: A pair of points that are invariably related to Y each other, such as the object and image points for a lens EFL = K TAN θ0 system. YK = IMAGE SIZE θ Contrast: The apparent difference in perceived brightness = OBJECT ANGLE Optical Coatings between two areas within the field of view. Fig. 1 The EFL of a lens is equal to the image size divided by Contrast = (Bmax - Bmin)/Bmax the tangent of the angle subtended by the object or: Where: Y EFL= k Tan θ0 Bmax = Maximum brightness Bmin = Minimum brightness Converging: Coming together, as with two or more light rays traveling toward a common focal point. In the case of a converging wavefront, the radius of that wavefront will Properties of become progressively smaller as it moves toward focus. Optical Materials 9-15 Tel 203•377•8282 Fax 203•378•2457 E-Mail [email protected] URL www.oriel.com GLOSSARY OF LENS TERMS Entrance Pupil: The limiting aperture seen when looking Illuminance: The light density, or luminous flux per unit into a lens from the source, or object, position. area, incident on a surface. Eyepiece: A lens assembly intended primarily for viewing Image: The likeness of an object produced by a lens or the image formed by previous optics within the system. optical system. F/number: The focal length divided by the diameter of the Infinite Conjugates: The object and image points for a axial beam on the entrance pupil when the object is at lens focused at infinity (for practical purposes, any distance infinity. greater than 25 times the lens focal length). F/# = f/D = ½ sin Uk Iris: An adjustable opening that limits the amount of light Where: passing through an optical system. Uk = Angle subtended at the image by the Lateral Color: An off-axis lens aberration resulting from a converging rays from the lens. variation in lens focal length as a function of wavelength. Field of View: That portion of an extended object that is Lens: An optical component that converges or diverges an imaged onto the detector of an optical system. incident wavefront. -1 Field of View = tan (Yk/f) Light: Electro-magnetic radiation with wavelengths in the Where: spectral bandwidth perceived by the human eye (ca. 400 - 700 nm). Yk= Image height Magnification: The ratio of image to object size in an f = Focal length optical system. Magnification may be real (linear) or Finite Conjugate: A conjugate point that is at a real, or apparent (angular). measurable, distance. Milliradian (mrad): 1/1000th of a radian, or 0.0573 Flint: A type of optical glass characterized by a high index degrees; the angle whose tangent is 0.001. of refraction combined with high dispersion. Modulation Transfer Function: A mathematical Focus: That spot where the wavefront originating at a representation of an optical system’s ability to produce a point on the source is converged to form a point image. faithful image of a sine wave target. Fresnel Reflection, Fresnel Losses: The fraction of the Monochromatic: Having a single wavelength or color. incident radiation specularly reflected by an interface Nanometer (nm): 10-9 m. The average wavelength of between two media of different refractive indices. white light is about 550 nanometers. Gaussian: Associated with or derived by the scientist and Numerical Aperture: A measure of a lens’ light collecting mathematician Karl F. Gauss. (1) Gaussian optics is the power. theory of elementary properties of lenses and mirrors θ considering only rays which lie close to the axis. (2) N.A. = n Sin Mathematical function of the form: Where: n = Index of refraction of the medium in which the 2 y = a e -bx lens is located which describes the intensity distribution of TEM00 laser θ = ½ collection angle beams. Objective Lens: That lens in an optical system initially Geometric: In optics, the analysis, based on the tracing of responsible for collecting light from the source or object and light rays as opposed to wavefront analysis which is used in forming an image of it. the field of physical optics. Opaque: Non-transparent; incapable of transmitting light. Glare: Random illumination incident on the image plane Optical Path Difference: The departure from a perfect that is not associated with the primary image. sphere of a wavefront that is diverging from, or converging Hyperfocal: That distance at which a lens may be focused toward a focus. It is usually abbreviated to “OPD”, and to produce satisfactory image quality over an extended measured in units of wavelengths of the radiation being range of object distances. focused. 9-16 Contact us for further information on any of the products in this catalog Paraxial: Close to, or in the vicinity of, the optical axis. Residual: In optical design, the aberrations that remain Paraxial analysis of an optical system allows the derivation after the design has been optimized. of much useful data using simple formulae. Resolution: The ability to distinguish fine detail or resolve Petzval Curvature: The natural tendency for a lens to information within an image. produce its final image on a curved rather than flat surface. Sagittal: In optics, a sagittal line is one emanating radially Lenses Petzval Curvature = (1/f)n from the center of the image. Where: Speed: The speed of a lens is a measure of its light f = Focal length gathering ability which affects the image brightness; also n = Index of refraction referred to as F/number. (for a simple lens only) Lens Speed or F/# = f/D Point Source: A source of light such as a star that Where: subtends a negligible angle in object space. f = Focal length of lens Point Spread Function: A three dimensional, graphic D = Lens aperture diameter representation of the image of a point source produced by a Stop: An aperture within an optical system that limits the Filters lens or optical system. amount of light transmitted and/or imaged. Polychromatic: Having many wavelengths. Stray Light: Light passing through an optical system to the Power: In an optical sense, the reciprocal of the focal image plane that is unrelated to the primary image.
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