ABSTRACT

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.

chapter 1|39 pages

The Method of Lens Design

chapter 2|10 pages

The Achromatic Doublet

chapter 3|10 pages

The Air-Spaced Triplet

chapter 4|11 pages

Triplet Modifications

chapter 5|5 pages

Petzval Lenses

chapter 6|8 pages

Double Gauss and Near Symmetric Types

chapter 7|11 pages

Telephoto Lenses

chapter 8|6 pages

Inverted Telephoto Lens

chapter 9|14 pages

Very-Wide-Angle Lenses

chapter 10|11 pages

Eyepieces

chapter 11|12 pages

Microscope Objectives

chapter 12|12 pages

In-Water Lenses

chapter 13|13 pages

Afocal Optical Systems

chapter 14|13 pages

Relay Lenses

chapter 15|27 pages

Catadioptric and Mirror Optical Systems

chapter 16|7 pages

Periscope Systems

chapter 17|13 pages

IR Lenses

chapter 18|11 pages

Ultraviolet Lenses and Optical Lithography

chapter 19|8 pages

F-Theta Scan Lenses

chapter 20|5 pages

Endoscope

chapter 21|5 pages

Enlarging and Copying Lenses

chapter 22|17 pages

Projection Lenses

chapter 23|8 pages

Telecentric Systems

chapter 24|7 pages

Laser-Focusing Lenses (Optical Disc)

chapter 25|6 pages

Heads-Up Display Lenses

chapter 26|3 pages

The Achromatic Wedge

chapter 27|7 pages

Wedge-Plate and Rotary-Prism Cameras

chapter 28|7 pages

Anamorphic Attachments

chapter 29|8 pages

Illumination Systems

chapter 30|9 pages

Lenses for Aerial Photography

chapter 31|3 pages

Radiation-Resistant Lenses

chapter 32|3 pages

Lenses for Microprojection

chapter 35|43 pages

Mechanically Compensated Zoom Lenses

chapter 36|11 pages

Optically Compensated Zoom Lens

chapter 37|7 pages

Copy Lenses with Variable Magnification

chapter 38|8 pages

Variable Focal Length Lenses

chapter 39|11 pages

Gradient-Index Lenses

chapter 40|4 pages

Stabilized Optical Systems

chapter 41|4 pages

The Human Emmetropic Eye

chapter 42|7 pages

Spectrographic Systems

chapter 43|5 pages

Diffractive Systems