angle of normal at P
Paraxial:
For
rad (
),
and
to
%.
So for paraxial case,
Snell's law:
If slope of incoming paraxial ray
(i.e.,
, then
Slope:
Coordinate: y'=y (same point)
So we can write a matrix equation for the new slope and coordinate:
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where
is the refracting power
of the surface.
is the refraction matrix for surface 1 and transforms the incident
ray into the refracted ray.