Optical Design Fundamentals for Infrared Systems
2nd Edition
Will be published approx. on 28. February 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
200 pages
978-0-8194-4051-8 (ISBN)
Description
The author has expanded the information found in his practical 1995 tutorial. Achromats are covered in more detail, with an updated discussion of beam expanders. Ball lens, gradient optics, and three mirror configurations have been added to the chapter on Special Optical Surfaces and Components. A new section discusses wave aberrations, with a comparison of the spherical aberration to the Seidel coefficient. A new chapter on thermal effects examines the design of athermats-lenses that compensate for undesired results caused by temperature excursions. Also new is an application and summary chapter, Design Examples. As diamond turning is especially suitable for producing aspheres and diffractive infrared elements, a chapter has been added describing this method of manufacture.
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Series
Edition
Second Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bellingham
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
Illustrations, 1 port.
Dimensions
Height: 290 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
381 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8194-4051-8 (9780819440518)
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Content
Radiometric considerations. Basic optics. Primary aberrations. Wave aberrations. Special optical surfaces and components. Design examples. Thermal effects. Optical coatings. Image evaluation. Diamond turning. Appendix A.1: Paraxial ray tracing. Appendix A.2: Spherical aberration of a thin lens.