Optical System DesignThis classic resource provides a clear, well-illustrated introduction to the essentials of optical design-from basic principles to cutting-edge design methods. |
Contents
Basic Optics and Optical System Specifications | 1 |
The Purpose of an Imaging Optical System | 2 |
Basic Parameters | 3 |
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achromatic doublet Airy disk angles of incidence aperture stop approximately aspheric aspheric surfaces astigmatism axial blur diameter Cassegrain chief ray coating cold stop collimated coma components configuration Cooke triplet defocus detector diffraction distortion double Gauss edge entrance pupil error function example exit pupil eyepiece f/number field curvature field of view Figure focal length focus fringes gaussian gaussian beam germanium glass image plane image quality imagery infinity infrared kinoform laser beam lens design lens element lenses line pairs/mm located magnification manufacturing material modulation optical axis optical design optical path difference optical system optimization parameters paraxial performance pixel plastic plate polarization prism pupil diameter radii radius ray trace refractive index result retardance scan sensor shown in Fig shows solid angle spatial frequency specifications spectral spherical aberration telescope temperature testplate thermal thickness tilted tion tolerances vignetting wave wavefront wavelength