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Angular aperture

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close to 1, such as air, the angular aperture is approximately equal to twice the
330:{\displaystyle \mathrm {NA} =\sin a/2=\sin \arctan \left({\frac {D}{2f}}\right)} 16: 21: 459: 228: 224: 67: 15: 379: 350: 260: 209: 184: 83: 36: 404: 362: 329: 215: 190: 164: 42: 8: 251:Formally, the numerical aperture in air is: 469:Acceptance angle, half the angular aperture 394: 380: 378: 349: 308: 281: 261: 259: 208: 183: 143: 109: 103: 82: 35: 405:{\displaystyle \mathrm {NA} \approx a/2} 421: 7: 384: 381: 265: 262: 14: 429:Albert Abraham Michelson (1995). 236:Relation to numerical aperture 1: 435:. Courier Dover. p. 32. 30:and an aperture of diameter 509: 20:The angular aperture of a 344:, with a small aperture, 406: 364: 363:{\displaystyle D<f} 342:paraxial approximation 331: 217: 192: 166: 51: 44: 407: 365: 332: 218: 193: 167: 45: 19: 377: 348: 258: 240:In a medium with an 207: 182: 81: 34: 24:with focal point at 242:index of refraction 488:Geometrical optics 465:Numerical aperture 402: 360: 327: 246:numerical aperture 213: 188: 162: 52: 40: 432:Studies in Optics 321: 216:{\displaystyle D} 191:{\displaystyle f} 156: 121: 70:as seen from the 43:{\displaystyle D} 500: 447: 446: 426: 411: 409: 408: 403: 398: 387: 369: 367: 366: 361: 336: 334: 333: 328: 326: 322: 320: 309: 285: 268: 222: 220: 219: 214: 197: 195: 194: 189: 171: 169: 168: 163: 161: 157: 155: 144: 126: 122: 117: 113: 104: 56:angular aperture 49: 47: 46: 41: 508: 507: 503: 502: 501: 499: 498: 497: 478: 477: 456: 451: 450: 443: 428: 427: 423: 418: 375: 374: 346: 345: 313: 304: 256: 255: 238: 205: 204: 180: 179: 148: 139: 105: 99: 79: 78: 32: 31: 12: 11: 5: 506: 504: 496: 495: 490: 480: 479: 476: 475: 470: 467: 462: 455: 452: 449: 448: 441: 420: 419: 417: 414: 413: 412: 401: 397: 393: 390: 386: 383: 359: 356: 353: 338: 337: 325: 319: 316: 312: 307: 303: 300: 297: 294: 291: 288: 284: 280: 277: 274: 271: 267: 264: 237: 234: 233: 232: 212: 202: 187: 173: 172: 160: 154: 151: 147: 142: 138: 135: 132: 129: 125: 120: 116: 112: 108: 102: 98: 95: 92: 89: 86: 39: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 505: 494: 491: 489: 486: 485: 483: 474: 473:Field of view 471: 468: 466: 463: 461: 458: 457: 453: 444: 442:0-486-68700-7 438: 434: 433: 425: 422: 415: 399: 395: 391: 388: 373: 372: 371: 357: 354: 351: 343: 323: 317: 314: 310: 305: 301: 298: 295: 292: 289: 286: 282: 278: 275: 272: 269: 254: 253: 252: 249: 248:of the lens. 247: 243: 235: 230: 226: 210: 203: 201: 185: 178: 177: 176: 158: 152: 149: 145: 140: 136: 133: 130: 127: 123: 118: 114: 110: 106: 100: 96: 93: 90: 87: 84: 77: 76: 75: 73: 69: 65: 61: 57: 37: 29: 28: 23: 18: 431: 424: 339: 250: 239: 200:focal length 174: 66:of the lens 64:angular size 55: 53: 26: 25: 72:focal point 482:Categories 416:References 389:≈ 302:⁡ 296:⁡ 276:⁡ 137:⁡ 97:⁡ 22:thin lens 460:f-number 454:See also 229:aperture 225:diameter 68:aperture 340:In the 227:of the 223:is the 198:is the 175:where 62:is the 439:  299:arctan 134:arctan 94:arctan 493:Angle 58:of a 437:ISBN 355:< 60:lens 54:The 293:sin 273:sin 484:: 370:: 74:: 445:. 400:2 396:/ 392:a 385:A 382:N 358:f 352:D 324:) 318:f 315:2 311:D 306:( 290:= 287:2 283:/ 279:a 270:= 266:A 263:N 231:. 211:D 186:f 159:) 153:f 150:2 146:D 141:( 131:2 128:= 124:) 119:f 115:2 111:/ 107:D 101:( 91:2 88:= 85:a 50:. 38:D 27:F

Index


thin lens
lens
angular size
aperture
focal point
focal length
diameter
aperture
index of refraction
numerical aperture
paraxial approximation
Studies in Optics
ISBN
0-486-68700-7
f-number
Numerical aperture
Field of view
Categories
Geometrical optics
Angle

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