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Description: Visualization of light through a spherical lens, as a function of the radii of curvature of the two facets. Notice that we are far from the "thin lens" approximation.
Title: Spherical Lens
Credit: https://twitter.com/j_bertolotti/status/1392058658520027138
Author: Jacopo Bertolotti
Permission: https://twitter.com/j_bertolotti/status/1030470604418428929
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Zero, Public Domain Dedication
License: CC0
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