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Modern optical engineering : the design of optical systems /

By: Smith, Warren J.
Publisher: New York : McGraw Hill, 2008Edition: 4th ed.Description: xiii, 754 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.Content type: text | text | still image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9780071476874; 9780071476874:; 0071476873.Subject(s): Optical instruments -- Design and construction | Mechanical engineering | Optical engineeringDDC classification: 623.042 SMI
Contents:
Optics Overview -- Gaussian Optics: The Cardinal Points -- Paraxial Optics and Calculations -- Optical System Considerations -- The Primary Aberrations -- Third-Order Aberration Theory and Calculation -- Prism and Mirror Systems -- Characteristics of the Human Eye -- Stops, Apertures, Pupils and Diffraction -- Optical Materials -- Optical Coatings -- Principles of Radiometry and Photometry -- Optical System Layout -- Case Studies in System Layout -- Wave-Front Aberrations and MTF -- The Basics of Lens Design -- Lens Design for Eyepieces, Microscopes, Cameras, etc. -- Design of Mirror and Catadioptric Systems -- Selected Lens Designs, Analyzed and Annotated -- The Practice of Optical Engineering -- Getting the Most Out of "Stock" Lenses.
Summary: Author Warren Smith is a widely known writer and educator in the field of optical design. This edition includes new chapters on ray tracing, optical systems, lens designs, and optical design software.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Optics Overview -- Gaussian Optics: The Cardinal Points -- Paraxial Optics and Calculations -- Optical System Considerations -- The Primary Aberrations -- Third-Order Aberration Theory and Calculation -- Prism and Mirror Systems -- Characteristics of the Human Eye -- Stops, Apertures, Pupils and Diffraction -- Optical Materials -- Optical Coatings -- Principles of Radiometry and Photometry -- Optical System Layout -- Case Studies in System Layout -- Wave-Front Aberrations and MTF -- The Basics of Lens Design -- Lens Design for Eyepieces, Microscopes, Cameras, etc. -- Design of Mirror and Catadioptric Systems -- Selected Lens Designs, Analyzed and Annotated -- The Practice of Optical Engineering -- Getting the Most Out of "Stock" Lenses.

Author Warren Smith is a widely known writer and educator in the field of optical design. This edition includes new chapters on ray tracing, optical systems, lens designs, and optical design software.

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