Modern Optical Engineering, 4th Ed.: The Design of Optical Systems 4th Edition by Warren J. Smith (PDF)

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The Latest Advances in Optical Engineering and Lens TechnologyLong-established as the definitive optics text and reference, Modern Optical Engineering has been completely revised and updated to equip you with all the latest optical and lens advances. The Fourth Edition now contains cutting-edge information on optical engineering theory, design, and practice, including new chapters on ray tracing, optical system design, and third-order aberration theory.Written by the renowned optical scientist Warren J. Smith, this state-of-the-art guide provides unsurpassed coverage of image formation, basic optical devices, image evaluation, fabrication and testing methods, and more. Comprehensive and up-to-date, Modern Optical Engineering features:The latest information on optical engineering theory, design, and practiceOver 150 detailed illustrationsNew to this edition: new coverage of ray tracing, optical system design, and third-order aberration theory; new lens designs; new optical design software; and new problems and exercises Inside This Updated Optical Engineering Classic• Image formation • Aberrations • Prisms and mirrors • The eye • Stops and apertures • Optical materials • Interference coatings • Radiometry and photometry • Basic optical devices • Optical systems • Ray tracing • Third-order aberration theory • Image evaluation • Design of optical systems • 44 lens designs • Optics fabrication and testing

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⭐I’ve worked as a lens designer for 30 years. In that time, many people have had questions about lens design. If I was unable to answer the question in an hour or less, I would hand them a copy of Modern Optical Engineering. Warren Smith did the industry a tremendous favor by writing this book and updating it every so often.The book starts with a four chapter overview of first order optics: cardinal points, image position and size, paraxial ray tracing and so on. The next two chapters introduce optical aberrations. Although all of the different ways of describing aberrations (transverse, longitudinal, angular and wavefront) are mentioned, Smith focuses on transverse. Readers specifically interested in the wavefront formulation would be advised to refer to Welford’s “Aberrations of Optical Systems” or Kidger’s “Fundamental Optical Design”. The next few chapters provide valuable information for lens designers, but it’s hard to summarize them as a unit. Included in this group is Chapter 9. Stops, Apertures, Pupils and Diffraction, to which I’ve referred more people than any other.With the background covered, Chapters 13 starts the main section of the book on how to go about designing lenses. Had Smith taken the time to do a more thorough rewrite, rather than primarily adding chapters, this section could have been more cohesive, but it is good enough as it is. Chapters 13 and 14 cover optical system layout. They are followed by a chapter on Wavefront Aberrations and MTF that was called “Image Evaluation” in earlier editions. This chapter is critical for understanding how well a lens design will perform. Chapters 16-18 walk the reader through the process of lens design, giving a number of examples. Smith was an expert, so the gems offered in these chapters bear repeated reference. Chapter 19 is an attempt to fill a void left when Cox’s “A System of Optical Design” went out of print. Cox’s Lens Performance Section, with its hundreds of evaluated patented lens designs provided a wealth of starting points for a generation of lens designers. Smith’s chapter with 62 evaluated designs, including the OSLO performance report, is a bit broader in coverage, but has only a small fraction of the designs.Smith closes the book with a chapter that gives a background on how to work with an optical manufacturer and one on working with lenses you can purchase off the shelf.There are many other books on lens design, but Smith’s is a classic.

⭐As I find my way back to more advanced optics for a recent job change, I am impressed by how attractive this book is. This book takes a different approach in teaching new concepts. I love that it brings up intriguing subjects to keep you interested and doesn’t bombard you with just dry formulas. It shows experience goes a long way when it comes to transferring knowledge.

⭐This book is great, whether you’re a new or seasoned optical designer or an optomechanical engineer in need of a thorough reference, this book is the one you should have.

⭐A classic book on Optics. I have had the original edition for a number of years and have refer to it often. This new edition is great and contains a lot of updated material. Highly recommended!

⭐Im not recomend beginer. Reading this bofre, you reading basic phsics. This book is useful for those who know the basics.

⭐The Kindle version of this book blows. It’s hard to navigate and the index becomes completely useless because there are no page numbers. You end up having to use the search tool to find what you’re looking for and the results are all over the place!

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⭐I’ve had about 20 pages fall out in the first week of owning this. The content of the book is great, but I’d recommend getting it from a different source if you want the hardcover

⭐Notevole come estensione e ricchezza degli argomenti. Retrò nella grafica. Discretamente chiaro anche se in alcuni casi risulta indispensabile riferirsi alla bibliografia . Mancano alcune parti applicative ma nel complesso un ottimo riferimento per l’applicazione ottica in campo ingegneristico.

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⭐LLego en libro maltratado. Este se ve que es nuevo, sin embargo tiene muchas hojas maltratadas en los bordes, además estan sucias o manchadas y los bordes inferioes de las pastas estan muy maltratadas

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⭐Facile a lire.

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