Field guide to lens design
By: Julie Bentley, Craig Olson
Contributors: Olson, Craig, 1971-; Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers
Series: SPIE field guides -- FG 27
Publisher: SPIE
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Bellingham, Wash. (1000 20th St. Bellingham WA 98225-6705 USA)
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 156
ISBN-13: 9780819491657; 9780819491640
Subjects: Lenses; Design and construction
Other titles: SPIE eBooks.; SPIE digital library.
Description: The process of designing lenses is both an art and a science. While advancements in the field over the past two centuries have done much to transform it from the former category to the latter, much of the lens design process remains encapsulated in the experience and knowledge of industry veterans. This Field Guide provides a working reference for practicing physicists, engineers, and scientists for deciphering the nuances of basic lens design. The book begins with an outline of the general process before delving into aberrations, basic lens design forms, and optimization. An entire section is devoted to techniques for improving lens performance. Sections on tolerancing, stray light, and optical systems are followed by an appendix covering related topics such as optical materials, nonimaging concepts, designing for sampled imaging, and ray tracing fundamentals.
Notes: "SPIE Digital Library."--Website.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Table of contents: title: Glossary of symbols and notation; title: Fundamentals of optical design; title: Design forms; title: Improving a design; title: Optimization; title: Tolerancing; title: Stray light; title: Optical systems; title: Appendices; title: Equation summary; title: Bibliography.