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Optical system design / Robert E. Fischer, Biljana Tadic-Galeb, Paul R. Yoder ; with contributions by Ranko Galeb ... [and others].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fischer, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1943- author.
- Series:
- McGraw-Hill's AccessEngineering
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Imaging systems--Design and construction.
- Imaging systems.
- Optical instruments--Design and construction.
- Optical instruments.
- Electrooptical devices--Design and construction.
- Electrooptical devices.
- Optics.
- Diffraction.
- Aberration.
- Geometrical optics.
- Optical glass.
- Optical materials.
- Surfaces (Technology)--Optical properties.
- Surfaces (Technology).
- Holography.
- Lighting.
- Lenses--Design and construction.
- Lenses.
- Light sources.
- Optical instruments--Testing.
- Tolerance (Engineering).
- Polarization.
- Optical films.
- Thin films.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Internet resources.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 electronic text (xv, 809 pages)) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 2nd ed., Thoroughly updated.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : McGraw-Hill, [200-?]
- Notes:
- Print version c2008.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 785-786) and index.
- Description based on cover image and table of contents, viewed on April 18, 2008.
- Contains:
- Basic optics and optical system specifications.
- Stops and pupils and other basic principles.
- Diffraction, aberrations, and image quality.
- The concept of optical path difference.
- Review of specific geometrical aberrations and how toget rid of them.
- Glass selection (including plastics).
- Spherical and aspheric surfaces.
- Design forms.
- The optical design process.
- Computer performance evaluation.
- Gaussian beam imagery.
- Basics of thermal infrared imaging in the 3- to 5- and 8- to 12-_m spectral bands (plus UV optics)
- Diffractive optics.
- Design of illumination systems.
- Performance evaluation and optical testing.
- Tolerancing and producibility.
- Optical manufacturing considerations.
- Polarization issues in optical design.
- Optical thin films.
- Hardware design issues.
- Lens design optimization case studies.
- Optical sensor systems modeling and analysis.
- Stray light and optical scattering.
- Bloopers and blunders in optics.
- Rule of thumb and hints.
- ISBN:
- 0071603166
- 9780071472487
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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