Title: Optical engineering fundamentals /
Authors: Walker, Bruce H.
Publisher: SPIE Press,
Year: 2008
Subjects: Optics.; Lenses.; Optical instruments.
Abstract: This classic Tutorial Text provides a basic understanding of many fundamental optical principles. The Second Edition has been updated to reflect the development of electronic sensors, as well as the advent of mainstream consumer optical products. Chapters also emphasize the application of state-of-the-art computer software to generate solutions to related lens design and optimization problems. This is an ideal textbook for introductory courses at advanced high school and college levels. For those who proceed to work in the field of optical engineering, this book will provide a convenient source of valuable, basic reference material.
Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Historical review. 2.1. Definition of optical engineering -- 2.2. Ancient history -- 2.3. Medieval optics -- 2.4. From 1600 to the 1900s -- 2.5. Speed of light -- 2.6. Modern optical engineering -- 2.7. Case history: optics in the United States -- 2.8. The Hubble Space Telescope -- 2.9. Review and summary.