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Cardinal point (optics)

In Gaussian optics, the cardinal points consist of three pairs of points located on the optical axis of a rotationally symmetric, focal, optical system. These are the focal points, the principal points, and the nodal points; there are two of each. For ideal systems, the basic imaging properties such as image size, location, and orientation are completely…

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optical image points system lens axis focal point object rays nodal ray principal plane cardinal planes rear systems parallel air

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image sizeinstance ofthe basic imaging properties0.80text
locationinstance ofthe basic imaging properties0.80text
and orientation are completely determined by the locations of the cardinal pointsinstance ofthe basic imaging properties0.80text

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