Learning Lens Design from Rudolf Kingslake
Problems & Solutions
SPIE Press
Will be published approx. on 23. January 2026
Book
Hardback
500 pages
978-1-5106-9480-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book is a tribute to the legacy of lens designer Rudolf Kingslake, a pioneer in the field who taught lens design for 56 years at The Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester. The book introduces a collection of over 150 of his lens design problems, which were handwritten on index cards and used in Kingslake's courses from the 1930s to the 1980s. Each problem is accompanied by detailed solutions and organized by topic, including:
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First-Order Optics
Monochromatic Aberrations
Chromatic Aberrations
Thin Lens Aberrations
Optical Systems & Designs
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First-Order Optics
Monochromatic Aberrations
Chromatic Aberrations
Thin Lens Aberrations
Optical Systems & Designs
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Bellingham
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-5106-9480-4 (9781510694804)
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Content
Rudolf Kingslake: the Person, the Teacher
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First-Order Optics
Monochromatic Aberrations
Chromatic Aberrations
Thin Lens Aberrations
Optical Systems & Designs
Ray Tracing
First-Order Optics
Monochromatic Aberrations
Chromatic Aberrations
Thin Lens Aberrations
Optical Systems & Designs