Lens shapeglasses

This tutorial explores the effect that lens shape can have on the interaction between an optical element and the light passing through it. Each side of the "window" is adjustable to produce a concave or convex surface using the sliders below.

Opticallens

Dynamic Optics in Economics: Quantitative, Experimental and Econometric Analyses 1st Edition and published by Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften. The Digital and eTextbook ISBNs for Dynamic Optics in Economics: Quantitative, Experimental and Econometric Analyses are 9783631842546, 3631842546 and the print ISBNs are 9783631831915, 3631831919. Save up to 80% versus print by going digital with VitalSource. Additional ISBNs for this eTextbook include 9783631842553, 9783631842560.

Matthew J. Parry-Hill and Michael W. Davidson - National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, 1800 East Paul Dirac Dr., The Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 32310.

This applet also considers refraction, convergence, and divergence of light as it passes through the lens from the left-hand side of the applet. Important values are delineated on the optical axis of the lens(es). The values F and F' are real and imaginary focal points (respectively), O is the object being imaged and I is the point where the image occurs. In situations where a real focal point occurs, the effects of optical aberrations are illustrated as separately colored (red and green) lines of focus.