RayTrace

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Walker, Thad G.

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This applet traces paraxial light rays through a user-specified system of up to 12 ideal thin lenses and apertures, allowing many simple optical instruments to be modelled. Three examples are given: coupling of light from one instrument to another, a Newtonian telescope, and a projector.

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http://uw.physics.wisc.edu/~walker/RayTrace.html

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