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The #1 resource in the optics field has been retooled into a "how-to" manual for the lens design processWell-known optics guru Warren J. Smith reveals time-tested methods for designing any major lens type and includes seven fully worked design examples.
List of contents
Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Automatic Lens Design: Managing the Lens Design ProgramChapter 3: Improving a DesignChapter 4: Evaluation: How Good Is This Design?Chapter 5: Lens Design DataChapter 6: Telescope ObjectivesChapter 7: Eyepieces and MagnifiersChapter 8: Cooke Triplet AnastigmatsChapter 9: Split TripletsChapter 10: The Tessar, Hellar, and Other Compounded TripletsChapter 11: Double-Meniscus AnastigmatsChapter 12: The Biotar or Double-Gauss LensChapter 13: Telephoto LensesChapter 14: Reversed Telephoto (Retrofocus and Fish-Eye) LensesChapter 15: Wide-Angle Lenses With Negative Outer ElementsChapter 16: The Petzval Lens: Head-up Display LensesChapter 17: Microscope ObjectivesChapter 18: Mirror and Catadioptric SystemsChapter 19: Infrared and Ultraviolet SystemsChapter 20: Zoom LensesChapter 21: Projection TV Lenses and Macro LensesChapter 22: Scanner/f-o, Laser Disk and Collimator LensesChapter 23: Tolerance BudgetingChapter 24: FormularyGLOSSARYREFERENCESINDEX
About the author
Warren J. Smith, chief scientist at Kaiser Electro-Optics and an independent consultant, is one of the most widely known writers and educators in the field of optical design. He is the author of Modern Optical Engineering, Modern Lens Design, and Practical Optical System Layout.
