Learning Lens Design from Rudolf Kingslake.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lippman, David.

Contributor:

SPIE (Society), publisher.

Series:

SPIE Press monograph ; PM398.

SPIE Press monograph ; PM398

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kingslake, Rudolf, 1903-2003.

Optical engineering.

Optical instruments.

Local Subjects:

Kingslake, Rudolf, 1903-2003.

Genre:

Problems, exercises, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (503 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bellingham : SPIE, 2025.

Summary:

"This book is a tribute to the legacy of lens designer Rudolf Kingslake, a pioneer in the field who taught lens design for 56 years at The Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester. The book introduces a collection of over 150 of his lens design problems, which were handwritten on index cards and used in Kingslake's courses from the 1930s to the 1980s. Each problem is accompanied by detailed solutions and organized by topic, including: Ray Tracing, First-Order Optics, Monochromatic Aberrations, Chromatic Aberrations, Thin Lens Aberrations, Optical Systems & Designs"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preface

1 Rudolf Kingslake: the Person, the Teacher

2 Getting Started

3 Ray Tracing

4 First-Order Optics

5 Monochromatic Aberrations

6 Chromatic Aberrations

7 Thin Lens Aberrations

8 Optical Systems & Designs

Acknowledgments

Appendix: List of Problems

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Title from PDF title page (SPIE eBooks Website, viewed 2026-03-11)

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ISBN:

1-5106-9481-1

OCLC:

1564842238