So much for crown glass . . .

• Let’s try this with a high-index material. Look at a lens made with a 1.66 index plastic:

(1 – 1.66)2

(1 + 1.66)2

= 0.06156 . . .

• So 6.2% reflects from the front surface of the lens.

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