Descrption:

Unlike the first edition, which was more a collection of lens designs for use in larger projects, the 2nd edition of Modern Lens Design is an optical “how-to.” Delving deep into the mechanics of lens design, optics legend Warren J. Smith reveals time-tested methods for designing top-quality lenses. He deals with lens design software, primarily OSLO, by far the current market leaders, and provides 7 comprehensive worked examples, all new to this edition. With this book in hand, there’s no lens an optical engineer can’t design.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Automatic Lens Design: Managing the Lens Design Program
Chapter 3: Improving a Design
Chapter 4: Evaluation: How Good Is This Design?
Chapter 5: Lens Design Data
Chapter 6: Telescope Objectives
Chapter 7: Eyepieces and Magnifiers
Chapter 8: Cooke Triplet Anastigmats
Chapter 9: Split Triplets
Chapter 10: The Tessar, Hellar, and Other Compounded Triplets
Chapter 11: Double-Meniscus Anastigmats
Chapter 12: The Biotar or Double-Gauss Lens
Chapter 13: Telephoto Lenses
Chapter 14: Reversed Telephoto (Retrofocus and Fish-Eye) Lenses
Chapter 15: Wide-Angle Lenses With Negative Outer Elements
Chapter 16: The Petzval Lens: Head-up Display Lenses
Chapter 17: Microscope Objectives
Chapter 18: Mirror and Catadioptric Systems
Chapter 19: Infrared and Ultraviolet Systems
Chapter 20: Zoom Lenses
Chapter 21: Projection TV Lenses and Macro Lenses
Chapter 22: Scanner/f-o, Laser Disk and Collimator Lenses
Chapter 23: Tolerance Budgeting
Chapter 24: Formulary
GLOSSARY
REFERENCES
INDEX