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ISBN: 9780321976444

Author: James S. Walker

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 27, Problem 93GP

Landing on an Aircraft Carrier The Fresnel Lens Optical Landing System (FLOLS) used to ensure safe landings on aircraft carriers consists of a series of Fresnel lenses of different colors. Each lens focuses light in a different, specific direction, and hence which light a pilot sees on approach determines whether the plane is above, below, or on the proper landing path. The basic idea behind a Fresnel lens, which has the same optical properties as an ordinary lens is shown in Figure 27-30. Suppose an object is 17.1 cm behind a Fresnel lens, and that the corresponding image is a distance d₁ = d in front of the lens. If the object is moved to a distance of 12.0 cm behind the lens, the image distance doubles to d = 2d. In the FLOLS, it is desired to have the image of the lightbulb at infinity. What object distance will give this result for this particular lens?

Chapter 27, Problem 93GP, Landing on an Aircraft Carrier The Fresnel Lens Optical Landing System (FLOLS) used to ensure safe

A lens causes light to refract at its surface; therefore, the interior glass can be removed without changing its optical properties. This produces a Fresnel lens, which is much lighter than the original lens. (Problem 93)

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