Optical System Design

Move through any project more quickly, expertly, and painlessly. Optical System Design is packed with optical system design techniques in an easy-to-use format. Whether you're a beginner or someone who's designed optical systems for years, this book can help you do it better and faster. Instead of complex, unnecessary mathematical derivations, Optical System Design gives you more than 400 detailed diagrams, illustrating every major procedure in optical design. What's more, you get thoroughly up-to-date coverage. Inside you'll find help with computer-aided optical design techniques, diffractive optics, and the latest applications, including digital imaging, and machine vision. Written by renowned optical system designers Robert E. Fischer and Biljana Tadic-Galeb, and honed over 20 years in on SPIE professional course taught by Mr. Fischer Optical System Design brings you: - Hundreds of examples that break techniques down into understandable steps - A graphics-oriented approach that illustrates techniques with 400+ diagrams - Computer-aided design use explained through sample problems Case studies of today's applications in digital imaging, sensors, lasers, computing, and more - Techniques for getting rid of geometrical aberrations - Testing, tolerancing, and manufacturing guidance - Pointers on using off-the-shelf optics - Lessons learned from bloopers and blunders - Both basic and advanced methods