Handbook of Optical Design

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Handbook of Optical Design, Third Edition covers the fundamental principles of geometric optics and their application to lens design in one volume. It incorporates classic aspects of lens design along with important modern methods, tools, and instruments, including contemporary astronomical telescopes, Gaussian beams, and computer lens design. Written by respected researchers, the book has been extensively classroom-tested and developed in their lens design courses.

This well-illustrated handbook clearly and concisely explains the intricacies of optical system design and evaluation. It also discusses component selection, optimization, and integration for the development of effective optical apparatus. The authors analyze the performance of a wide range of optical materials, components, and systems, from simple magnifiers to complex lenses used in photography, ophthalmology, telescopes, microscopes, and projection systems. Throughout, the book includes a wealth of design examples, illustrations, and equations, most of which are derived from basic principles. Appendices supply additional background information.

What’s New in This Edition

  • Improved figures, including 32 now in color
  • Updates throughout, reflecting advances in the field
  • New material on Buchdahl high-order aberrations
  • Expanded and improved coverage of the calculation of wavefront aberrations based on optical path
  • An updated list of optical materials in the appendix
  • A clearer, more detailed description of primary aberrations
  • References to important new publications
  • Optical system design examples updated to include newly available glasses
  • 25 new design examples

This comprehensive book combines basic theory and practical details for the design of optical systems. It is an invaluable reference for optical students as well as scientists and engineers working with optical instrumentation.

 

Contents

Chapter 1 Geometrical Optics Principles
1
Chapter 2 Thin Lenses and Spherical Mirrors
35
Chapter 3 Systems of Several Lenses and Thick Lenses
43
Chapter 4 Chromatic Aberrations
65
Chapter 5 Spherical Aberration
89
Chapter 6 Monochromatic OffAxis Aberrations
117
Chapter 7 Aberration Polynomials and HighOrder Aberrations
159
Chapter 8 Computer Evaluation of Optical Systems
199
Chapter 14 Astronomical Telescopes
361
Chapter 15 Visual Systems and Afocal Systems
401
Chapter 16 Microscopes
429
Chapter 17 Projection Systems
451
Chapter 18 Lens Design Optimization
465
Notation and Primary Aberration Coefficients Summary
489
Mathematical Representation of Optical Surfaces
497
Optical Materials
507

Chapter 9 Diffraction in Optical Systems
229
Chapter 10 Prisms
253
Chapter 11 Basic Optical Systems and Simple Photographic Lenses
273
Chapter 12 Complex Photographic Lenses
319
Chapter 13 The Human Eye and Ophthalmic Lenses
345
Exact Ray Tracing of Skew Rays
513
General Bibliography on Lens Design
531
Color Insert
533
Back Cover
549
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About the author (2017)

Daniel Malacara-Hernández is a professor and researcher at Centro de Investigaciones en Optica in Leon, Mexico.

Zacarías Malacara-Hernández is a researcher at Centro de Investigaciones en Optica in Leon, Mexico.