Optical Technology

This is a full-color, practical guide to optical technology and manufacturing. "Optical Technology" focuses on teaching the basics and applications of classical and modern optical manufacturing. This full-color volume examines important procedures for the manufacturing of optical components and systems and provides practical advice based on the authors' long-term professional experience and the expertise of researches in this field. A multitude of application examples demonstrate the high potential of the different manufacturing procedures from the large spectrum of optical technologies. This title contains numerous exercises the end of each chapter enable you to check your knowledge. An answer key to the exercises as well as more than two hours of videos demonstrating the manufacturing techniques and processes described in the book can be downloaded from the book's companion website. "Optical Technology" features: more than 300 full-color photos and figures; includes end-of-chapter exercises and downloadable solution manual; offers more than two hours of video demonstrating optical manufacturing processes online; and, provides hands-on manufacturing experience.
Complete coverage: The Development of Glass and Optics Manufacturing; Fundamentals of Optics; Optical Materials; Bases of the Production Process; Archetype of Optical Glass; Forming of Optical Glass; Unit Process; Coating; Material Processing; Assembly; and, Selected Manufacturing Technologies.