written by
Michael Davidson and Matthew J. Parry-Hill
published by
the Olympus America, Inc. and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
This item is an interactive Java simulation that illustrates the effect of lens shape on the refraction of light passing through its surface. The simulation can be controlled to produce either convex or concave surfaces.
This item is part of a larger collection of materials for students of introductory optics. See Related items on this page to link to the authors' full index on Light and Color and to the text tutorial Introduction to Lenses.
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=6747">Davidson, Michael, and Matthew J. Parry-Hill. Molecular Expressions: Introduction to Lenses - Lens Shape. Center Valley: Olympus America, Inc., June 15, 2006.</a>
M. Davidson and M. Parry-Hill, (Olympus America, Inc., Center Valley, 1998), WWW Document, (https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/variablelens/index.html).
M. Davidson and M. Parry-Hill, Molecular Expressions: Introduction to Lenses - Lens Shape (Olympus America, Inc., Center Valley, 1998), <https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/variablelens/index.html>.
Davidson, M., & Parry-Hill, M. (2006, June 15). Molecular Expressions: Introduction to Lenses - Lens Shape. Retrieved September 8, 2024, from Olympus America, Inc.: https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/variablelens/index.html
Davidson, Michael, and Matthew J. Parry-Hill. Molecular Expressions: Introduction to Lenses - Lens Shape. Center Valley: Olympus America, Inc., June 15, 2006. https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/variablelens/index.html (accessed 8 September 2024).
Davidson, Michael, and Matthew J. Parry-Hill. Molecular Expressions: Introduction to Lenses - Lens Shape. Center Valley: Olympus America, Inc., 1998. 15 June 2006. 8 Sep. 2024 <https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/variablelens/index.html>.
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This resource is the full index of materials by the same authors on the topic of Light and Color. It includes introductory tutorials on lenses, electromagnetic radiation, refraction, reflection, diffraction, polarization of light, light filtration, and properties of light. This page also links to more than 25 related interactive Java simulations within the broad category of Light.
This item is a full tutorial for introductory optics on the topic of lenses. It explains how lenses are classified based upon their refractive properties, and contains multiple drawings of various lens types within a focal plane.
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