Field Guide to Optical Engineering

An insightful primer on modern optical engineering that delves into geometrical and wave optics alongside Gaussian beams. It explores optical components, imaging lenses, and system performance with attention to fabrication and mounting tolerances, making it a practical resource for engineers, scientists, educators, and students.
This book concisely presents the basics of modern optical engineering. The contents cover geometrical optics, wave optics, and Gaussian beam optics. Various optical components, devices, and instruments are described, with emphasis on several types of imaging lenses. Optical system performances, particularly lens image quality, are discussed. Optical fabrication and mounting tolerances are also included. This book is a handy reference for engineers, scientists, teachers, and students.

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