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Image Processing:: 2. Lenses

The document discusses the importance of lenses in image processing, particularly in improving precision over pinhole cameras, which can lead to image blurring. It introduces Snell's law and the principles of paraxial optics, as well as the concepts of thin and thick lenses. Additionally, it touches on issues such as spherical aberration in lens design.

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Image Processing:: 2. Lenses

The document discusses the importance of lenses in image processing, particularly in improving precision over pinhole cameras, which can lead to image blurring. It introduces Snell's law and the principles of paraxial optics, as well as the concepts of thin and thick lenses. Additionally, it touches on issues such as spherical aberration in lens design.

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Image Processing:

2. Lenses

Aleix M. Martinez
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Modeling Lenses

Are we interested in lenses?


• Most of the time, we can (and will) ignore
lenses. When one wants to improve
precision (e.g., in rendering), lenses may be
necessary.
• The problem with pinhole cameras is that:
– To be precise, the pinhole has to be infinitely
small. Otherwise the image is blurred.
– To allow light to reach all image points, the
pinhole needs be large.

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The reason for lenses

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Snell’s law

n 1 sin a 1 = n 2 sin a 2

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Paraxial (1st order) optics

Snell’s law: Small angles: n1 n2 n2 - n1


n 1 sin a1 = n 2 sin a2 n 1 a1 ¼ n 2a2 + =
d1 d 2 R
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Thin Lenses

ì x
ïï x' = z ' z 1 1 1 R
í , where - = and f = .
ï y' = z' y z' z f 2(n - 1)
îï z
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Thick Lenses

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Spherical aberration

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