OPTICAL SYSTEM DESIGN

McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide Biljana Tadic-Galeb is a Senior Staff Optical Engineer at OPTICS 1, Incorporated, of Westlake Village, California. She has BS in physics from the University of Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, and an MS in Optics from Reading University, England. She also holds an MS in Metrology from the University of Beograd, Yugoslavia. Ms. Tadic-Galeb has over 20 years of experience as an Optical Systems Engineer with specialties in the development of complex visible, ir, and uv optical systems, projections systems, laser systems, and hybrid systems with diffractive elements and fibers. She was recognized by the National Academy of Engineering in their Featured Women Engineers Program.

Basic Optics and Optical System Specifications. Stops, Pupils, and Other Basic Principles. Diffraction, Aberrations, and Image Quality. The Concept of Optical Path Difference. Review of Specific Geometrical Aberrations and How to Get Rid of Them. Glass Selection (Including Plastics). Spherical and Aspheric Surfaces. Design Forms. The Optical Design Process. Computer Performance Evaluation. Gaussian Beam Imagery. Basics of Thermal Infrared Imaging in the 3 to 5 and 8 to 12um le mu Spectral Bands (Plus Uv Optics). Diffractive Optics. Design of Illumination Systems. Performance Evaluation and Optical Testing. Tolerancing and producibility. Optical Manufacturing Considerations. Polarization Issues in Optical Design. Optical Thin Films. Hardward Design Issues. Lens Design Optimization Case Studies. Bloopers and Blunders in Optics. Rules of Thumb and Hints.