Infrared Optics and Zoom Lenses, Second Edition (Tutorial Texts in Optical Engineering) - Softcover

Allen Mann

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0819476676 ISBN 13: 9780819476678

Publisher: SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering, 2009

Synopsis

Ten years after the publication of Infrared Optics and Zoom Lenses, this text is still the only current publication devoted exclusively to infrared zoom lenses. This updated second edition includes 18 new refractive and reflective infrared zoom systems, bringing the total number of infrared zoom optical systems to 41 systems. Other additions include a section for focal plane arrays and a new closing chapter specifically devoted to applications of infrared zoom lenses. Coverage of the wavelength region has been expanded to include the near infrared. Additional topics include the importance of principal planes, athermalization by means of computer glass substitution, and global optimization of zoom lenses.<P> Contents: <BR>- System Considerations<BR>- Optics Fundamentals<BR>- Unique Features of the Infrared Region<BR>- Optical Design Techniques<BR>- Zoom Lenses<BR>- Refractive Infrared Zoom Lenses<BR>- Reflective Infrared Zoom Lenses<BR>- Future Trends<BR>- Summary of Applications<BR>- Appendix A. Miscellaneous Patents<BR>- Appendix B. Computer Analysis of Selected Patents<BR>- Appendix C. Answers to Problems from Chapter 2

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About the Author

Allen Mann received his BS in physics at UCLA in 1961. He has 48 years of experience in the design and analysis of a wide variety of optical systems, including visual and infrared zoom lenses. He was first employed as an optical designer at the Infrared Laboratory of Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. His subsequent positions were with Northrop Nortronics, Xeros Electro-Optical Systems, and Ford Aeronutronic. He has written several papers on the subject of infrared zoom lenses and is the editor for the SPIE Milstone volume Selected Papers on Zoom Lenses. He was chairman of SPIE Zoom Lens Conference I and co-chair of Zoom Lens Conference II. Mann retired from Hughes Aircraft Company in 1992 and is now an independent consultant. He teaches the SPIE short course on infrared zoom lenses and is a member of SPIE and the Optical Society of America.

Edition details

• Publisher: SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0819476676
• ISBN 13: 9780819476678
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 182