Applied optics and optical engineering Vol.11

Contributors ix 
Preface xi 
Contents of Other Volumes xiii 
CHAPTER 1 Basic Wavefront Aberration Theory for Optical Metrology - James C. Wyant and Katherine Creath 
I. Sign Conventions 2 
II. Aberration-Free Image 4 
III. Spherical Wavefront, Defocus, and Lateral Shift 9 
IV. Angular, Transverse, and Longitudinal Aberration 12 
V. Seidel Aberrations 15 
VI. Zernike Polynomials 28 
VII. Relationship between Zernike Polynomials and Third-Order Aberrations 35 
VIII. Peak-to-Valley and RMS Wavefront Aberration 36 
IX. Strehl Ratio 38 
X. Chromatic Aberrations 40 
XI. Aberrations Introduced by Plane Parallel Plates 40 
XII. Abberations of Simple Thin Lenses 46 
XIII. Conics 48 
XIV. General Aspheres 52 
References 53 
CHAPTER 2 Fast Fourier Transforms and Their Applications - John Hayes 
I. Introduction 56 
II. The Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) 60 
III. The Fast Fourier Transform Algorithm 81 
IV. The Two Dimensional Transform 93 
V. Applications 101 
References 123 
CHAPTER 3 Optical Modeling - George N. Lawrence 
I. Introduction 125 
II. Diffraction Phenomenology 137 
III. Propagation in Homogeneous Media 150 
IV. Optical Systems and Inhomogeneous Media 168 
V. Aberration 178 
VI. Resonators and Lasers 186 
VII. Software for Optical Modeling 196 
References 199 
CHAPTER 4 Catalog of Spot Diagrams - S. Zhang and R. R. Shannon 
I. Spot Diagrams 201 
II. Computation of Spot Diagrams 202 
III. Spot Diagram Plots 205 
IV. Geometrical Optical Transfer Function 208 
V. Spot Diagram Plots 211 
VI. MTF Plots 219 
References 238 
CHAPTER 5 Principles of Optomechanical Design - Daniel Vukobratovich 
I. Introduction 239 
II. Control of Deflection 240 
III. Athermalization 245 
IV. Precision Motion 251 
V. Windows 257 
VI. Prism Mounting 261 
VII. Small Mirror Mounting 262 
VIII. Lens Mounting 265 
IX. Large Mirror Mounts 272 
X. Lightweight Mirrors 277 
XL Conclusion 282 
References 282 
CHAPTER 6 The Principles and Applications of Waveguide Gratings - Laura A. Weller-Brophy 
I. Introduction 287 
II. Coupled Mode Analysis of Periodic Waveguide Gratings 297 
III. Geometrical Treatment of Periodic and Aperiodic Waveguide Gratings 327 
IV. Concluding Remarks 347 
References 349 
Index 355