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EO Tech Tools

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In addition to our comprehensive archive of Application Notes, Frequently Asked Questions, Glossary terms, and a variety of other resources, we now have technical calculators based on commonly used and referenced equations in the Optics, Imaging and Photonics industries. View EO Tech Tools Equations to see the equations used for each calculation. Should you have any questions, suggestions or need further information, please feel free to Contact Us.

Focal Length Calculator

Focal Length Equation

Relate optical and mechanical parameters of simple lenses in order to ease integration into application assemblies. Select index from list of EO's own optical substrates to help calculate focal lengths and principal points of any standard lens.

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Effective Focal Length, EFL (mm) --       
Back Focal Length, BFL (mm) --       
Front Focal Length, FFL (mm) --       
Primary Principal Point, P (mm) --       
Secondary Principal Point, P'' (mm) --       
Shift in Nodal Points (mm) --       

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