Review of optical manufacturing 2000 to 2020 This book summarizes some of the critical changes that have impacted optical system manufacturing from 2000 to 2020. It evaluates new manufacturing techniques with growing popularity and identifies future trends. The chapters provide a snapshot of the field that conveys the basics of current manufacturing capabilities and promising new techniques. Other topics reviewed include optical materials optical fabrication metrology optical coatings infrared optical systems polymer optics fiber optics diffractive and micro structured optics and illumination optics. This book is suitable for beginner optical engineers learning about the optics industry and for advanced professionals staying up to date with various subfields of optics 1. Introduction Aizhong Zhang and Richard N. Youngworth 2. Optical materials Ralf Jedamzik Uwe Petzold Frank Nürnberg Bodo Kühn and Gordon von der Gönna 3. Optical fabrication Jessica DeGroote Nelson 4. Metrology Daewook Kim Isaac Trumper and Logan R. Graves 5. Optical coatings Ronald R. Willey 6. Infrared optical systems Adam Phenis and Jason Mudge 7. Polymer optics Robert Parada Jr. Douglas Axtell and Dan Morgan 8. Optical fibers and optical fiber assemblies Devinder Saini Kevin Farley and Brian Westlund 9. Diffractive and micro structured optics Tasso R. M. Sales and G. Michael Morris 10. Illumination optics Henning Rehn and Julius Muschaweck.