Optical engineering fundamentals

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Walker, Bruce H.
Corporate Author Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bellingham, Wash. : SPIE, ©2008.
Edition2nd ed.
SeriesSPIE tutorial texts ; TT82.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780819478771
9781628708639
9780819475404
Physical Description1 online zdroj (xiii, 277 pages) : illustrations.

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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction. 2. Historical review. 2.1. Definition of optical engineering
  • 2.2. Ancient history
  • 2.3. Medieval optics
  • 2.4. From 1600 to the 1900s
  • 2.5. Speed of light
  • 2.6. Modern optical engineering
  • 2.7. Case history: optics in the United States
  • 2.8. The Hubble Space Telescope
  • 2.9. Review and summary.
  • 3. Basic concepts of light. 3.1. Light: an elusive topic
  • 3.2. Understanding light
  • 3.3. Velocity, wavelength, and frequency
  • 3.4. Wavefronts and light rays
  • 3.5. Light sources
  • 3.6. Behavior of light rays
  • 3.7. Refraction
  • 3.8. Refraction by a lens
  • 3.9. Dispersion and color
  • 3.10. Diffraction of light
  • 3.11. Review and summary.
  • 4. Thin-lens theory. 4.1. Definition of a thin lens
  • 4.2. Properties of a thin lens
  • 4.3. Aperture stop, entrance and exit pupils, and field stop
  • 4.4. Reference coordinate system
  • 4.5. Thin-lens power
  • 4.6. Ray trace of a thin lens (object at infinity)
  • 4.7. Ray trace of a thin lens (finite object distance)
  • 4.8. Rounding off
  • 4.9. Thin-lens formulas
  • 4.10. Applications of thin-lens theory
  • 4.11. Mock-up of the thin-lens system
  • 4.12. Review and summary.
  • 5. Optical design basics. 5.1. Introduction
  • 5.2. Historical perspective
  • 5.3. OSLO optical design software package
  • 5.4. Introduction to computer design using OSLO
  • 5.5. Laser transmitting system
  • 5.6. Instrument design and analysis
  • 5.7. Magnification analysis
  • 5.8. Design of a noncatalog system
  • 5.9. Review and summary.
  • 6. Primary lens aberrations. 6.1. Introduction
  • 6.2. Spot diagram, radial energy distribution, and modulation transfer function
  • 6.3. Spherical aberration
  • 6.4. Coma
  • 6.5. Field curvature
  • 6.6. Astigmatism
  • 6.7. Distortion
  • 6.8. Axial color
  • 6.9. Lateral color
  • 6.10. Aberration curves
  • 6.11. Point-spread function analysis
  • 6.12. Review and summary.
  • 7. Optical components. 7.1. Introduction
  • 7.2. Lens
  • 7.3. Mirror
  • 7.4. Prisms
  • 7.5. Review and summary.
  • 8. Basic optical instruments. 8.1. Introduction
  • 8.2. Magnifier, or loupe
  • 8.3. Eyepiece
  • 8.4. Microscope
  • 8.5. Telescope
  • 8.6. Binoculars
  • 8.7. Riflescope
  • 8.8. Surveying and optical tooling instruments
  • 8.9. Periscope, borescope, and endoscope
  • 8.10. Review and summary.
  • 9. Optical materials and coatings. 9.1. Introduction
  • 9.2. Optical glass
  • 9.3. Low-expansion materials
  • 9.4. Surface losses and antireflection coatings
  • 9.5. Materials for infrared systems
  • 9.6. Optical plastics
  • 9.7. Review and summary.
  • 10. Visual optical system. 10.1. Introduction
  • 10.2. Structure of the eye
  • 10.3. Resolution of the eye
  • 10.4. Visual instrument design considerations
  • 10.5. Visual instrument focus
  • 10.6. Visual instrument detailed lens design
  • 10.7. Review and summary.
  • 11. Lens design and image evaluation. 11.1. Introduction
  • 11.2. Lens design process
  • 11.3. 10x telescope design
  • 11.4. Precision collimator lens design
  • 11.5. Precision imager lens design
  • 11.6. Unusual lens design task
  • 11.7. Review and summary.
  • 12. Optics in our world. 12.1. Introduction
  • 12.2. Optical illusions: size
  • 12.3. Other optical illusions
  • 12.4. Seeing the third dimension
  • 12.5. Optics and the compact disk
  • 12.6. Optics and the projection TV
  • 12.7. Optics and photography
  • 12.8. Optics of the rainbow
  • 12.9. Review and summary.
  • Appendix A. Basic optical engineering library
  • Appendix B. Optical design software sources
  • Appendix C. Optical glass sources
  • Appendix D. Conversion factors and constants
  • Appendix E. Measures and equivalents
  • Appendix F. Basic photometric considerations
  • Appendix G. Surface sag and conic sections
  • Index.