Book description
Handbook of Optical Design, Third Edition covers the fundamental principles of geometric optics and their application to lens design in one volume. It incorporates classic aspects of lens design along with important modern methods, tools, and instruments, including contemporary astronomical telescopes, Gaussian beams, and computer lens design. Written by respected researchers, the book has been extensively classroom-tested and developed in their lens design courses.
This well-illustrated handbook clearly and concisely explains the intricacies of optical system design and evaluation. It also discusses component selection, optimization, and integration for the development of effective optical apparatus. The authors analyze the performance of a wide range of optical materials, components, and systems, from simple magnifiers to complex lenses used in photography, ophthalmology, telescopes, microscopes, and projection systems. Throughout, the book includes a wealth of design examples, illustrations, and equations, most of which are derived from basic principles. Appendices supply additional background information.
What’s New in This Edition
- Improved figures, including 32 now in color
- Updates throughout, reflecting advances in the field
- New material on Buchdahl high-order aberrations
- Expanded and improved coverage of the calculation of wavefront aberrations based on optical path
- An updated list of optical materials in the appendix
- A clearer, more detailed description of primary aberrations
- References to important new publications
- Optical system design examples updated to include newly available glasses
- 25 new design examples
This comprehensive book combines basic theory and practical details for the design of optical systems. It is an invaluable reference for optical students as well as scientists and engineers working with optical instrumentation.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface to the Third Edition
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
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Chapter 1 Geometrical Optics Principles
- 1.1 Wave Nature of Light and Fermat’s Principle
- 1.2 Reflection and Refraction Laws
- 1.3 Basic Meridional Ray Tracing Equations
- 1.4 Gaussian or First-Order Optics
- 1.5 Image Formation
- 1.6 Stop, Pupils, and Principal Ray
- 1.7 Delano’s Relation
- 1.8 Optical Sine Theorem
- 1.9 Lagrange Invariant
- 1.10 Herschel Invariant and Image Magnifications
- References
- Chapter 2 Thin Lenses and Spherical Mirrors
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Chapter 3 Systems of Several Lenses and Thick Lenses
- 3.1 Focal Length and Power of a Lens System
- 3.2 Image Formation with Thick Lenses or Systems of Lenses
- 3.3 Cardinal Points
- 3.4 Image Formation with a Tilted or Curved Object
- 3.5 Thick Lenses
- 3.6 Systems of Thin Lenses
- 3.7 The Lagrange Invariant in a System of Thin Lenses
- 3.8 Effect of Object or Stop Shifting
- 3.9 The Delano y – y Diagram
- References
- Chapter 4 Chromatic Aberrations
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Chapter 5 Spherical Aberration
- 5.1 Spherical Aberration Calculation
- 5.2 Primary Spherical Aberration
- 5.3 Aspherical Surfaces
- 5.4 Spherical Aberration of Aspherical Surfaces
- 5.5 Surfaces without Spherical Aberration
- 5.6 Aberration Polynomial for Spherical Aberration
- 5.7 High-Order Spherical Aberration
- 5.8 Spherical Aberration Correction with Gradient Index
- References
- Chapter 6 Monochromatic Off-Axis Aberrations
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Chapter 7 Aberration Polynomials and High-Order Aberrations
- 7.1 Wavefronts in an Optical System
- 7.2 Ray Aberrations and Wavefront Aberrations
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7.3 Wavefront Aberration Polynomial
- 7.3.1 H. H. Hopkins Wavefront Aberration Polynomial for Centered Systems
- 7.3.2 Kingslake Wavefront Aberration Polynomial for Centered Systems
- 7.3.3 Seidel Wavefront Aberration Polynomial for Centered Systems
- 7.3.4 High-Order Buchdahl Aberration Polynomials for Centered Systems
- 7.3.5 Wavefront Aberration Polynomials for Noncentered and Asymmetric Systems
- 7.4 Zernike Polynomials
- 7.5 Fitting of Wavefront Deformations to a Polynomial
- 7.6 Wavefront Representation by an Array of Gaussians
- 7.7 Wavefront Aberrations in Refractive Surfaces
- 7.8 Wavefront Aberrations in Reflective Surfaces
- 7.9 Aldis Theorem
- References
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Chapter 8 Computer Evaluation of Optical Systems
- 8.1 Transverse Aberration Polynomials
- 8.2 Transverse Aberrations with H. H. Hopkins, Seidel, and Buchdahl Coefficients
- 8.3 Meridional Ray Tracing and Stop Position Analysis
- 8.4 Spot Diagram
- 8.5 Wavefront Deformation
- 8.6 Point and Line Spread Function
- 8.7 Optical Transfer Function
- 8.8 Tolerance to Aberrations
- References
- Chapter 9 Diffraction in Optical Systems
- Chapter 10 Prisms
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Chapter 11 Basic Optical Systems and Simple Photographic Lenses
- 11.1 Optical Systems Diversity
- 11.2 Magnifiers and Single Imaging Lens
- 11.3 Landscape Lenses
- 11.4 Periscopic Lens
- 11.5 Achromatic Landscape Lens
- 11.6 Doublets
- 11.7 Laser Light Collimators
- 11.8 Spherical and Paraboloidal Mirrors
- 11.9 Some Catoptric and Catadioptric Systems
- 11.10 F-Theta Lenses
- 11.11 Fresnel Lenses and Gabor Plates
- References
- Chapter 12 Complex Photographic Lenses
- Chapter 13 The Human Eye and Ophthalmic Lenses
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Chapter 14 Astronomical Telescopes
- 14.1 Resolution and Light-Gathering Power
- 14.2 Reflecting Two-Mirror Cameras and Telescopes
- 14.3 Catadioptric Cameras
- 14.4 Astronomical Telescopes
- 14.5 Field Correctors
- 14.6 Multiple-Mirror Telescopes
- 14.7 Active and Adaptive Optics
- References
- Chapter 15 Visual Systems and Afocal Systems
- Chapter 16 Microscopes
- Chapter 17 Projection Systems
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Chapter 18 Lens Design Optimization
- 18.1 Basic Principles
- 18.2 Optimization Methods
- 18.3 Glatzel Adaptive Method
- 18.4 Constrained Damped Least-Squares Optimization Method
- 18.5 Merit Function and Boundary Conditions
- 18.6 Modern Trends in Optical Design
- 18.7 Flowchart for a Lens Optimization Program
- 18.8 Practical Tips for the Use of Lens Evaluation Programs
- 18.9 Some Commercial Lens Design Programs
- References
- Appendix 1: Notation and Primary Aberration Coefficients Summary
- Appendix 2: Mathematical Representation of Optical Surfaces
- Appendix 3: Optical Materials
- Appendix 4: Exact Ray Tracing of Skew Rays
- Appendix 5: General Bibliography on Lens Design
- Index
Product information
- Title: Handbook of Optical Design, 3rd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 2017
- Publisher(s): CRC Press
- ISBN: 9781351832922
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