Mounting optics in optical instruments / Paul R. Yoder, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yoder, Paul R., Jr., 1927-2016, author.

Contributor:

Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers.

Series:

SPIE monograph ; PM181.

SPIE Press monograph ; PM181

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Optical instruments--Design and construction.

Optical instruments.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvi, 752 pages) : illustrations, digital file.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Bellingham, Wash. : SPIE, [2008]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

Entirely updated to cover the latest technology, this second edition gives optical designers and optomechanical engineers a thorough understanding of the principal ways in which optical components--lenses, windows, filters, shells, domes, prisms, and mirrors of all sizes--are mounted in optical instruments.

Contents:

1. Introduction

Applications of Optical Components

Key Environmental Considerations

Extreme Service Environments

Environmental Testing

Key Material Properties

Dimensional Instability

Tolerancing Optical and Mechanical Components

Cost Aspects of Tightened Tolerances on Optics

Manufacturing Optical and Mechanical Components.

2. The Optic-to-Mount Interface

Mechanical Constraints

Consequences of Mounting Forces

Sealing Considerations.

3. Mounting Individual Lenses

Preload Requirements

Weight and Center of Gravity Calculations

Spring Mountings for Lenses and Filters

Burnished Cell Mountings

Snap and "Interference Fit" Rings

Retaining Ring Constraints

Constraining the Lens with Multiple Spring Clips

Geometry of the Lens-to-Mount Interface

Elastomeric Mountings

Flexure Mountings for Lenses

Mounting Plastic Lenses.

4. Multiple-Component Lens Assemblies

Spacer Design and Manufacture

Drop-In Assembly

Lathe Assembly

Poker-Chip Assembly

Assemblies Designed for High-Shock Environments

Photographic Objective Lenses

Modular Construction and Assembly

Catoptric and Catadioptric Assemblies

Assemblies with Plastic Housings and Lenses

Internal Mechanisms

Sealing and Purging Lens Assemblies.

5. Mounting Optical Windows, Filters, Shells, and Domes

Simple Window Mountings

Mounting "Special" Windows

Conformal Windows

Windows Subject to Pressure Differential

Filter Mountings

Mounting Shells and Domes.

6. Prism Design

Principal functions

Geometric Considerations

Aberration Contributions of Prisms

Typical Prism Configurations.

7. Techniques for Mounting Prisms

Kinematic Mountings

Semikinematic Mountings

The Use of Pads on Cantilevered and Straddling Springs

Mechanically Clamped Nonkinematic Mountings

Bonded Prism Mountings

Flexure Mountings for Prisms.

8. Mirror Design

General Considerations

Image Orientation

First- and Second-Surface Mirrors

Ghost Image Formation with Second-Surface Mirrors

Approximation of Mirror Aperture

Weight Reduction Techniques

Thin Facesheet Configurations

Metallic Mirrors

Metallic Foam Core Mirrors

Pellicles.

9. Techniques for Mounting Smaller Nonmetallic Mirrors

Mechanically Clamped Mirror Mountings

Bonded Mirror Mountings

Compound Mirror Mountings

Flexure Mountings for Smaller Mirrors

Central and Zonal Mountings

Gravitational Effects on Smaller Mirrors.

10. Techniques for Mounting Metallic Mirrors

Single Point Diamond Turning of Metallic Mirrors

Integral Mounting Provisions

Flexure Mountings for Metallic Mirrors

Plating of Metal Mirrors

Interfacing Metallic Mirrors for Assembly and Alignment.

11. Techniques for Mounting Larger Nonmetallic Mirrors

Mounts for Axis Horizontal Applications

Mounts for Axis Vertical Applications

Mounts for Axis Variable Applications

Supports for Large, Space-Borne Mirrors.

12. Aligning Refracting, Reflecting and Catadioptric Systems

Aligning the Individual Lens

Aligning Multiple Lens Assemblies

Aligning Reflecting Systems.

13. Estimation of Mounting Stresses

Statistical Prediction of Optic Failure

Rule-of-Thumb Stress Tolerances

Stress Generation at Point, Line, and Area Contacts

Peak Contact Stress in an Annular Interface

Bending Effects in Asymmetrically Clamped Optics.

14. Effects of Temperature Changes

Athermalization Techniques for Reflective Systems

Athermalization Techniques for Refractive Systems

Effects of Temperature Change on Axial Preload

Radial Effects in Rim Contact Optics

Effects of Temperature Gradients

Thermally Induced Stresses in Bonded Optics.

15. Hardware Examples

Infrared Sensor Lens Assembly

A Family of Commercial Mid-Infrared Lenses

Using SPDT to Mount and Align Poker Chip Subassemblies

A Dual Field IR Tracker Assembly

A Dual Field IR Camera Lens Assembly

A Passively Stabilized 10:1 Zoom Lens Objective

A 90 mm, f/2 Projection Lens Assembly

A Solid Catadioptric Lens Assembly

An All Aluminum Catadioptric Lens Assembly

A Catadioptric Star Mapping Objective Assembly

A 150 inches, f/10 Catadioptric Camera Objective

The Camera Assembly for the DEIMOS Spectrograph

Mountings for Prisms in a Military Articulated Telescope

A Modular Porro Prism Erecting System for a Binocular

Mounting Large Dispersing Prisms in a Spectrograph Imager

Mounting Gratings for the FUSE Spectrograph

The Spitzer Space Telescope

A Modular Dual Collimator Assembly

Lens Mountings for the JWST's NIR Cam

A Double-Arch Mirror Featuring Silicon-Foam-Core-Technology.

[Appendices]

Unit Conversion Factors

Mechanical Properties of Materials

Torque-Preload Relationship for a Threaded Retaining Ring

Summary of Methods for Testing Optical Components and Optical Instruments Under Adverse Environmental Conditions.

Notes:

"SPIE digital library."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on Feb. 25, 2010).

ISBN:

9780819481214

OCLC:

606665648

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.