ENGLISH

The ray and wave theory of lenses

By A. Walther

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2006
ISBN
9780521028295, 9780511470745, 0521451442, 0521028299, 0511470746, 9780521451444
LCC
QC385 .W36 1995
Open Library ID
OL1437968M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
2 MB (1822341 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Studies in Modern Optics
Edition
1
Pages
415\415
Topic
Physics
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Time added
2010-07-29 05:14:56

Description

This book describes techniques used to predict the quality of images formed by optical systems, such as telescopes, camera lenses, and microscope objectives. It covers in detail how the ray and wave pictures of lens behavior can be combined and developed to produce a theory capable of dealing with the large angles encountered in real optical systems. Several applications are considered, including the propagation of a Gaussian beam along a skew ray, a clear and convincing demonstration that diffractive optical elements are subject to the same fundamental limitation as conventional lenses, a thorough discussion of the "cosine-to-the-fourth law," and a detailed example of mock ray tracing. Containing many practical insights, as well as exercises and solutions, this book will be of great interest to graduate students taking courses in this field, and to anyone working in optical design and engineering.

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