Skip to main content Accessibility help
×
  1. Home
  2. Books
  3. The Ray and Wave Theory of Lenses
  • Cited by 32
      • A. Walther, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Massachusetts
      Show more authors
      • You may already have access via personal or institutional login
    • Select format
    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      September 2009
      February 1995
      ISBN:
      9780511470745
      9780521451444
      9780521028295
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511470745
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.78kg, 416 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.617kg, 416 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Optics, Optoelectronics and Photonics, Physics and Astronomy, Engineering, Electromagnetics, Engineering: General Interest
      Series:
      Cambridge Studies in Modern Optics (15)
    You may already have access via personal or institutional login
    • Selected: Digital
    Add to cart View cart Buy from Cambridge.org
    Subjects:
    Optics, Optoelectronics and Photonics, Physics and Astronomy, Engineering, Electromagnetics, Engineering: General Interest
    Series:
    Cambridge Studies in Modern Optics (15)
    Information

    Book description

    Calculations on lens systems are often marred by the unjustifiable use of the small-angle approximation. This book describes in detail how the ray and wave pictures of lens behaviour can be combined and developed into a theory capable of dealing with the large angles encountered in real optical systems. A distinct advantage of this approach is that Fourier optics appears naturally, in a form valid for arbitrarily large angles. The book begins with extensive reviews of geometrical optiks, eikonal functions and the theory of wave propagation. The propagation of waves through lenses is then treated by exploiting the close connection between eikonal function theory and the stationary phase approximation. Aberrations are then discussed, and the book concludes with various applications in lens design and analysis, including chapters on laser beam propagation and diffractive optical elements. Throughout, special emphasis is placed on the intrinsic limitations of lens performance. The many practical insights it contains, as well as the exercises with their solutions, will be of interest to graduate students as well as to anyone working in optical design and engineering.

    Reviews

    ‘[The book] is set forth in a clear, elegant, logical style that leads us from first principles to many profound conclusions.’

    Source: Optics and Photonics News

    Refine List

    Actions for selected content:

    Select all | Deselect all
    • View selected items
    • Export citations
    • Download PDF (zip)
    • Save to Kindle
    • Save to Dropbox
    • Save to Google Drive

    Save Search

    You can save your searches here and later view and run them again in "My saved searches".

    Please provide a title, maximum of 40 characters.
    Cancel
    ×

    Contents

    Page 1 of 2

    Contents

    Page 1 of 2

    Metrics

    Full text views

    Total number of HTML views: 0
    Total number of PDF views: 0 *
    Loading metrics...

    Book summary page views

    Total views: 0 *
    Loading metrics...

    * Views captured on Cambridge Core between #date#. This data will be updated every 24 hours.

    Usage data cannot currently be displayed.

    Accessibility standard: Unknown

    Why this information is here

    This section outlines the accessibility features of this content - including support for screen readers, full keyboard navigation and high-contrast display options. This may not be relevant for you.

    Accessibility Information

    Accessibility compliance for the PDF of this book is currently unknown and may be updated in the future.