Lenses
Lenses
Lenses
Lenses
Lenses REFRACT light and are usually used to form IMAGES
FOCUS
axis
PARALLEL rays
from distant object focal length
F F
FOCUS
(‘Virtual’)
focal length
Concave lenses spread the rays out (‘diverge’).
The rays seem to come from a ‘virtual focus’ on the other side.
Concave lenses are DIVERGING LENSES
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Ray diagrams
Light is reflected off
ALL POINTS of a non-
luminous object in
LOTS OF DIFFERENT
DIRECTIONS
2F F F 2F
focal length
2 x focal length
1. A ray parallel to the axis is refracted through the focus
2. A ray to the centre of the lens passes through undeflected
(3. A ray through the focus is refracted parallel to the axis)
RAY DIAGRAMS:IMAGES
Image Image
DIMISHED MAGNIFIED
INVERTED UPRIGHT
REAL VIRTUAL
2F F F 2F
2. Draw an object outside 2F at the position shown and at the size shown
3. Apply the ray diagram rules and draw in the image
4. Classify the image by filling in the table below. Repeat for other positions
Object pos. Image pos. mag/dim upright/Inverted real/virtual Uses
outside 2F
at 2F
between F & 2F
at F
inside F
1. OBJECT OUTSIDE 2F
2F F F 2F
2F F F 2F
2F F F 2F
2F F F 2F
uses
*VIRTUAL Image:
Light does NOT end show
actually pass through it
– cannot be projected
onto a screen
2F F F 2F
end show
2F F F 2F
Same type
of image
for all
object
positions