TECHNICAL BOOKS
GENERAL OPTICAL ENGINEERING BOOKS
SECTION V
BOOK TITLE |
DESCRIPTION |
PART # |
| ELEMENTS OF MODERN OPTICAL DESIGN, by D.C. O’Shea, 402 pages, hardbound, published 1985. | The book provides detailed coverage of various approaches to optical design. It covers ray tracing, thin lens design, paraxial ray tracing, thick lens, multiply-surface lens systems, effects of aberration, color correction and other design topics. | OSHEA7968 |
| MODERN LENS DESIGN, by Warren J. Smith, 480 pages, hardbound, published 1992. | The treatise contains over 280 proven designs from patents and other writings. Each illustration defines the application, a drawing of the lens and rays, lens aberration and plots. The book walks the reader through the lens design process using the traditional and computer programs. | SMITH1784 |
| LENS DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS, by Rudolf Kingslake, 366 pages, hardbound. | Classic covering different design procedures which are fully illustrated for various lens and mirror systems. | KINGSLAKE6500 |
| OPTICS, by E. Hecht & A. Zajac, 676 pages, hardbound. | The text covers geometrical & physical optics. Topics include basic electromagnetic propagation, superposition, polarization, coherence theory, and other topics. The book is written to be used as a college text. | HECHT |
| FUNDAMENTALS OF OPTICS, by F. Jenkins & H. White, 745 pages, hardbound, published 1976. | The book organizes the study into properties of light, plane surfaces and prisms, spherical surfaces, thin lenses, thick lenses, spherical mirrors, the effects of stops, ray tracing lens aberration, optical instruments, wave optics, and quantum optics. | JENKINS3305 |
| INTRODUCTION TO MODERN OPTICS, Second Edition, by Grant R. Fowles, 336 pages, softbound. | A complete basic undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology and engineering, with problems and answers. 170 illustrations. | FOWLES9577 |
| STUDIES IN OPTICS, by A. A. Michelson, 208 pages, softbound. | Nobel Prize-winning physicist describes ground breaking | MICHELSON007 |
| APPLIED OPTICS AND OPTICAL DESIGN, Part I, by A.E. Conrady, total of 855 pages, softbound. | Classic detailed treatment for practical
designer. Fundamental concepts, systematic study and design of all types of optical
systems. Reader can then design simpler optical systems without aid. Part One, softbound; Part Two, softbound. |
CONRADY0074 |
| APPLIED OPTICS AND OPTICAL DESIGN, by A.E. Conrady, total of 855 pages, softbound. | Classic detailed treatment for practical
designer. Fundamental concepts, systematic study and design of all types of optical
systems. Reader can then design simpler optical systems without aid. Part One, softbound; Part Two, softbound. |
CONRADY0082 |
| OPTICAL RESONANCE AND TWO-LEVEL ATOMS, by L. Allen and J.H. Eberly, 256 pages, softbound. | Clear, comprehensive introduction to basic principles behind all quantum optical resonance phenomena. 53 illustrations. Preface. Index. | ALLEN5334 |
| MODERN OPTICAL ENGINEERING, Second Edition, by Warren J. Smith, 524 pages, hardbound. | The standard reference on modern optics. Newly revised, updated and greatly expanded to encompass two and one half decades of advances in the field. This book provides practicing engineers and students with a broad spectrum of information on lasers, fiber optics, automated lens design, anamorphic systems, new plastics in optical systems design, the Schmidt telescope, new fabrication techniques such as replication, high speed processing, diamond turning. | SMITH1741 |
| MODERN GEOMETRICAL OPTICS, by Richard Ditteon, 439 pages, hardbound, published 1998. | The book starts with a discussion as to the nature of light and an overview of imaging systems. After the basics are covered, it wades into paraxial optics in detail, it covers different matrix methods and exact ray tracing. It has a section on third order optics and another one on first-order design and diagrams and optimization methods. | DITTEON9226 |
| PHOTONICS RULES OF THUMB, Optics, Electro-Optics, Fiber Optics, and Lasers, by John Lester Miller and Ed Friedman, 425 pages, hardbound, published 1996. | The book is a good reference to terms of art that exist in the world of optics, electro-optics, fiber optics, and lasers. It consist of short concise coverage of each topic by defining the subject matter in consideration, the general rule that applied to solving the problem, a basic rule of thumb, and then notes explaining the use of the rule and other references to refer to if desired. It covers Astronomy, Atmospheric issues, tracking issues, detectors, fiber optics, laser and the human eye. | MILLER3297 |
| INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL OPTICS, by Edward L. O’Neill, x + 179 pages, softbound, 1963 Edition. | Covers Green’s function, spatial and time filters, paraxial optics, statistical methods, more. References. Appendixes. | ONEILL3286 |
| OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THIN SOLID FILMS, by O.S. Heavens, 288 pages, softbound, 1955 edition. | Authoritative reference treats formation, structure, optical properties and uses of thin solid films, emphasizing causes of their unusual qualities. 162 figures; 19 tables. | HEAVENS9246 |