Modern Optical Engineering has been completely revised and updated to contain all the latest optical and lens advances. This edition now contains cutting-edge information on optical engineering theory, design, and practice, including new chapters on ray tracing, optical system design, and third-order aberration theory.

This state-of-the-art guide provides unsurpassed coverage of image formation, basic optical devices, image evaluation, fabrication and testing methods, and more.

Comprehensive and up-to-date, Modern Optical Engineering features:

• The latest information on optical engineering theory, design, and practice
• More than 150 detailed illustrations

Contents

1. Optics Overview
2. Gaussian Optics: The Cardinal Points
3. Paraxial Optics and Calculations
4. Optical System Considerations
5. The Primary Aberrations
6. Third-Order Aberration Theory and Calculation
7. Prism and Mirror Systems
8. Characteristics of the Human Eye
9. Stops, Apertures, Pupils and Diffraction
10. Optical Materials
11. Optical Coatings
12. Principles of Radiometry and Photometry
13. Optical System Layout
14. Case Studies in System Layout
15. Wave-Front Aberrations and MTF
16. The Basics of Lens Design
17. Lens Design for Eyepieces, Microscopes, Cameras, etc.
18. Design of Mirror and Catadioptric Systems
19. Selected Lens Designs, Analyzed and Annotated
20. The Practice of Optical Engineering
21. Getting the Most Out of "Stock" Lenses

Appendices

• Raytracing and Aberration Calculation
• Some Standard Dimensions

Index

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