Modern Optical Engineering 4E (PB): The Design of Optical Systems

Modern Optical Engineering 4E (PB): The Design of Optical Systems

<p><b>The Latest Advances in Optical Engineering and Lens Technology</b></p> <p>Long-established as the definitive optics text and reference, <i>Modern Optical Engineering</i> has been completely revised and updated to equip you with all the latest optical and lens advances. The Fourth Edition now contains cutting-edge information on optical engineering theory, design, and practice, including new chapters on ray tracing, optical system design, and third-order aberration theory.</p> <p>Written by the renowned optical scientist Warren J. Smith, this state-of-the-art guide provides unsurpassed coverage of image formation, basic optical devices, image evaluation, fabrication and testing methods, and more. Comprehensive and up-to-date, <i>Modern Optical Engineering</i> features:</p> <ul> <li>The latest information on optical engineering theory, design, and practice</li> <li>Over 150 detailed illustrations</li> <li>New to this edition: new coverage of ray tracing, optical system design, and third-order aberration theory; new lens designs; new optical design software; and new problems and exercises <p><b>Inside This Updated Optical Engineering Classic</b></p><br />• Image formation • Aberrations • Prisms and mirrors • The eye • Stops and apertures • Optical materials • Interference coatings • Radiometry and photometry • Basic optical devices • Optical systems • Ray tracing • Third-order aberration theory • Image evaluation • Design of optical systems • 44 lens designs • Optics fabrication and testing</li> </ul>