Chief Ray and Field Stop Explained

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In this video, I go over the chief ray, and the stop that it corresponds to, the field stop.
This is part of my graduate series on optoelectronics / photonics, and is based primarily on Coldren's book on Lasers as well as graduate-level coursework I have taken in the EECS department at UC Berkeley.
Hope you found this video helpful, please post in the comments below anything I can do to improve future videos, or suggestions you have for future videos.

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[@swatibhargava4140]

Excellent video! Can you please make a video showing an example calculation for finding chief ray and field stop? Your video on finding marginal ray and aperture stop is phenomenal! Super helpful content!

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[@chrispoirier384]

I am working on a turbidity sensor. ISO 7027 uses the term “aperture angle”. I am having difficulty finding a clear explanation for this optical term. The way it is drawn does not make sense to me. I was wishing it would be mentioned in this video. Can you cover this topic? Thanks, Chris.