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A common optical instrument in a laser laboratory is a
Chapter 35, Problem 35.57(choose chapter or problem)
A common optical instrument in a laser laboratory is a beam expander. One type of beam expander is shown in FIGURE P35.28. The parallel rays of a laser beam of width w1 enter from the left. a. For what lens spacing d does a parallel laser beam exit from the right? b. What is the width w2 of the exiting laser beam?
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A common optical instrument in a laser laboratory is a beam expander. One type of beam expander is shown in FIGURE P35.28. The parallel rays of a laser beam of width w1 enter from the left. a. For what lens spacing d does a parallel laser beam exit from the right? b. What is the width w2 of the exiting laser beam?
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The given beam expander is on fig P35.28
We have to find for what lens spacing does a parallel laser beam exit from the right. We find this distance as the sum of the focal length of the first lens and the focal length of the second lens