Radius of curvature (optics)
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title:
Radius of curvature (optics)
text:
Radius of curvature (ROC) has specific meaning and sign convention in optical design. A spherical lens or mirror surface has a center of curvature located either along or decentered from the system local optical axis. The vertex of the lens surface is located on the local optical axis. The distance from the vertex to the center of curvature is the radius of curvature of the surface. The sign convention for the optical radius of curvature is as follows:
- If the vertex lies to the left of the c
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description:
Distance from the vertex of a lens or mirror to its center of curvature
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radius_of_curvature_(optics)
date created:
2006-03-21T04:36:05Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T12:11:10Z
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