1. Chapter 23. Ray Optics
Our everyday experience that light travels in straight lines is the basis of the ray model of light. Ray optics apply to a variety of situations, including mirrors, lenses, and shiny spoons.
Chapter Goal: To understand and apply the ray model of light.
In this chapter you will learn:
• Use the ray model of light
• Calculate angles of reflection and refraction
• Understand the color and dispersion
• Use ray tracing to analyze lens and mirror systems
• Use refraction theory to calculate the properties of lens
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2. Reading assignment The Ray Model of Light Reflection Refraction
Image Formation by Refraction
Color and Dispersion
Thin Lenses: Ray Tracing
Thin Lenses: Refraction Theory
Image Formation with Spherical Mirrors

3. Stop to think 23. 1. page 703 Stop to think 23. 2
Stop to think page 703 Stop to think page706 Stop to think page 711 Stop to think page 720 Stop to think page 724 Stop to think page 731
Example page 705
Example page 709
Example page 719
Example page 722
Example page 730

4. Propagation of Light – Ray (Geometric) Optics
Main assumption:
light travels in a straight-line path in a uniform medium and
changes its direction when it meets the surface of a
different medium or
if the optical properties of the medium are nonuniform
The rays (directions of propagation) are straight lines perpendicular to the wave fronts
The above assumption is valid only when the size of the barrier (or the size of the media) is much larger than the wavelength of light

5. Stop to think 23.1
A long, thin light bulb illuminates a vertical aperture.
Which pattern of light do you see on a
viewing screen behind the aperture?

6. Reading quiz 1

7. Reading quiz 2

8. Reflection The law of reflection states that
The incident ray and the reflected ray are in the same plane normal to the surface, and
The angle of reflection equals the angle of incidence: θr = θi

9. Reflection of Light
Specular reflection (reflection from a smooth surface) – example: mirrors
Diffuse reflection (reflection from a rough surface)

10. The Plane Mirror
Consider P, a source of rays which reflect from a mirror. The reflected rays appear to emanate from P', the same distance behind the mirror as P is in front of the mirror. That is, s' = s.

11. Two plane mirrors form a right angle
Two plane mirrors form a right angle. How many images of the ball can you see in the mirrors? 1 2 3 4
Answer: C

12. Two plane mirrors form a right angle
Two plane mirrors form a right angle. How many images of the ball can you see in the mirrors? 1 2 3 4
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15. Refraction
Snell’s law states that if a ray refracts between medium 1 and medium 2, having indices of refraction n1 an n2, the ray angles θ1 and θ2 in the two media are related by
Notice that Snell’s law does not mention which is the incident angle and which is the refracted angle.

16. Refraction – Snell’s Law
The incident ray, the refracted ray, and the normal all lie on the same plane
The angle of refraction is related to the angle of incidence as
v1 is the speed of the light in the first medium and v2 is its speed in the second
Since and , we get , or
Snell’s Law
index of refraction

18. Refraction in a Prism
Since all the colors have different angles of deviation, white light will spread out into a spectrum
Violet deviates the most
Red deviates the least
The remaining colors are in between

21. EXAMPLE 23.4 Measuring the index of refraction

22. Total Internal Reflection

23. Fiber Optics Total Internal Reflection: Application
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Plastic or glass rods are used to “pipe” light from one place to another
Applications include:
medical use of fiber optic cables for diagnosis and correction of medical problems
Telecommunications

24. A triangular glass prism with an apex angle of Ф=60o has an index of refraction n=1.5. What is the smallest angle of incidence for which a light ray can emerge from the other side?

26. Thin Lenses: Ray Tracing

27. Thin Lenses: Ray Tracing

28. Thin Lenses: Ray Tracing

30. Lateral Magnification
The image can be either larger or smaller than the object, depending on the location and focal length of the lens. The lateral magnification m is defined as
A positive value of m indicates that the image is upright relative to the object. A negative value of m indicates that the image is inverted relative to the object.
The absolute value of m gives the size ratio of the image and object: h'/h = |m| .

31. Important Concepts

32. Applications

33. Applications

36. The Thin Lens Equation
The object distance s is related to the image distance s' by
where f is the focal length of the lens, which can be found from
where R1 is the radius of curvature of the first surface, and R2 is the radius of curvature of the second surface, and the material surrounding the lens has n = 1.

38. Tactics: Ray tracing for a spherical mirror

39. The Mirror Equation
For a spherical mirror with negligible thickness, the object and image distances are related by
where the focal length f is related to the mirror’s radius of curvature by