Modern Optical Engineering

This is the definitive optics text - completely revised. Long-established as the definitive reference on optical engineering and lens technology, ""Modern Optical Engineering"" has been updated to include all of the latest advances in optical design technology. The Fourth Edition now contains leading-edge content on optical engineering theory, design, and practice, including new chapters on ray tracing, optical system design, and third-order aberration theory. Written by world-renowned lens designer Warren J. Smith, this comprehensive guide provides unsurpassed coverage of such topics as image formation, basic optical devices, image evaluation, and fabrication and testing methods. With over 150 detailed illustrations, ""Modern Optical Engineering"" also features new lens designs as well as new problems and exercises. This title was copublished with McGraw-Hill.