Cardinal point (optics)
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Cardinal point (optics)
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In Gaussian optics, the cardinal points consist of three pairs of points located on the optical axis of a rotationally symmetric, focal, optical system. These are the focal points, the principal points, and the nodal points; there are two of each. For ideal systems, the basic imaging properties such as image size, location, and orientation are completely determined by the locations of the cardinal points; in fact, only four points are necessary: the two focal points and either the principal poin
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Six points which determine imaging properties of an optical system
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_point_(optics)
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2006-03-04T01:02:41Z
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2024-09-11T02:56:26Z
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