Lens Design, Fourth Edition

A guide for design information and procedures for a range of optical systems. It includes various designs and sections on stabilized systems, the human eye, spectrographic systems, and diffractive systems.

There is no shortage of lens optimization software on the market to deal with today's complex optical systems for all sorts of custom and standardized applications. But all of these software packages share one critical flaw: you still have to design a starting solution. Continuing the bestselling tradition of the author's previous books, Lens Design, Fourth Edition is still the most complete and reliable guide for detailed design information and procedures for a wide range of optical systems.Milton Laikin draws on his varied and extensive experience, ranging from innovative cinematographic and special-effects optical systems to infrared and underwater lens systems, to cover a vast range of special-purpose optical systems and their detailed design and analysis. This edition has been updated to replace obsolete glass types and now includes several new designs and sections on stabilized systems, the human eye, spectrographic systems, and diffractive systems. A new CD-ROM accompanies this edition, offering extensive lens prescription data and executable ZEMAX files corresponding to figures in the text.Filled with sage advice and completely illustrated, Lens Design, Fourth Edition supplies hands-on guidance for the initial design and final optimization for a plethora of commercial, consumer, and specialized optical systems.

The Method of Lens DesignThe Achromatic DoubletThe Air-Spaced TripletTriplet ModificationsPetzval LensesDouble Gauss and Near Symmetric TypesTelephoto LensesInverted Telephoto LensVery-Wide-Angle LensesEyepiecesMicroscope ObjectivesIn-Water LensesAfocal Optical SystemsRelay LensesCatadioptric and Mirror Optical SystemsPeriscope SystemsIR LensesUltraviolet Lenses and Optical LithographyF-Theta Scan LensesEndoscopeEnlarging and Copying LensesProjection LensesTelecentric SystemsLaser-Focusing Lenses (Optical Disc)Heads-Up Display LensesThe Achromatic WedgeWedge-Plate and Rotary-Prism CamerasAnamorphic AttachmentsIllumination SystemsLenses for Aerial PhotographyRadiation-Resistant LensesLenses for MicroprojectionFirst-Order Theory, Mechanically Compensated ZoomFirst Order Theory, Optically Compensated Zoom LensesMechanically Compensated Zoom LensesThe Optically Compensated Zoom LensesCopy Lenses with Variable MagnificationVariable Focal Length LensesGradient-Index LensesStabilized Optical SystemsThe Human Emmetropic EyeSpectrographic SystemsDiffractive SystemsAppendix A: Film and CCD FormatsAppendix B: Flange DistanceAppendix C: Thermal and Mechanical PropertiesAppendix D: Commercially Available Lens Design ProgramsIndex