physics2u
Tier
⌕ Search ⌘K
physics2u.com/vault/lensmakers-and-imaging-equation.html
Derivation · draft

Lensmaker's Formula and the Imaging Equation

Statement

Derive the lensmaker's equation and the thin-lens imaging relation 1/s' - 1/s = 1/f from refraction at two spherical surfaces via the ABCD formalism.

Depends on

Paraxial Ray-Transfer (ABCD) Matrices, Laws of Reflection and Refraction from Fermat

Used by

PU-206/L07 PU-206/L08