Introduction to Lens Design

Description

Optical lenses have many important applications, from telescopes and spectacles, to microscopes and lasers. This concise, introductory book provides an overview of the subtle art of lens design. It covers the fundamental, optical theory, and the practical methods and tools employed in lens design, in a succinct and accessible manner. Topics covered include first-order optics, optical aberrations, achromatic doublets, optical relays, lens tolerances, designing with off-the-shelf lenses, miniature lenses, and zoom lenses. Covering all the key concepts of lens design, and providing suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter, this book is an essential resource for graduate students working in optics and photonics, in addition to engineers and technicians working in the optics and imaging industries. Cover Front Matter Introduction to Lens Design Copyright Dedication Epigraph Contents Preface 1 Introduction 2 Classical Imaging, First-Order Imaging, and Imaging Aberrations 3 Aspheric Surfaces 4 Thin Lenses 5 Ray Tracing 6 Radiometry in a Lens System 7 Achromatic and Athermal Lenses 8 Combinations of Achromatic Doublets 9 Image Evaluation 10 Lens Tolerancing 11 Using Lens Design Software 12 Petzval Portrait Objective, Cooke Triplet, and Double Gauss Lens 13 Lens System Combinations 14 Ghost Image Analysis 15 Designing with Off-the-Shelf Lenses 16 Mirror Systems 17 Miniature Lenses 18 Zoom Lenses Appendix 1. Imaging Aberrations Appendix 2. Pupil Aberrations Appendix 3. Structural Aberration Coefficients Appendix 4. Primary Aberrations of a Plane Symmetric System Appendix 5. Sine Condition Glossary Further Reading on Lens Design Index