Optical system design

 Content: Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Basic Optics and Optical System Specifications Chapter 2: Stops and Pupils and Other Basic Principles Chapter 3: Diffraction, Aberrations, and Image Quality Chapter 4: The Concept of Optical Path Difference Chapter 5: Review of Specific Geometrical Aberrations and How to Get Rid of Them Chapter 6: Glass Selection (including Plastics) Chapter 7: Spherical and Aspheric Surfaces Chapter 8: Design Forms Chapter 9: The Optical Design Process Chapter 10: Computer Performance Evaluation Chapter 11. Gaussian Beam Imagery Chapter 12. Basics of Thermal Infrared Imaging in the 3- to 5- and 8- to 12-um Spectral Bands (Plus UV Optics) Chapter 13. Diffractive Optics Chapter 14. Design of Illumination Systems Chapter 15. Performance Evaluation and Optical Testing Chapter 16. Tolerancing and Producibility Chapter 17. Optomechanical Design Chapter 18. Optical Manufacturing Considerations Chapter 19. Polarization Issues in Optical Design Chapter 20. Optical Thin Films Chapter 21. Hardware Design Issues Chapter 22. Lens Design Optimization Case Studies Chapter 23. Optical Sensor Systems Modeling and Analysis Chapter 24. Stray Light and Optical Scattering Chapter 25. Bloopers and Blunders in Optics Chapter 26. Rule of Thumb and Hints Glossary Bibliography Index