The process of designing lenses is both an art and a science. While advances in the field over the past two centuries have done much to transform it from the former category to the latter, much of the lens design process remains encapsulated in the experience and knowledge of industry veterans. This SPIE Field Guide provides a working reference for practicing physicists, engineers, and scientists for deciphering the nuances of basic lens design.
This text aims to expose students to the science of optics and optical engineering without the complications of advanced physics and mathematical theory.
Lens Design: Automatic and Quasi-Autonomous Computational Methods and Techniques (Second Edition) shows how these new tools can design systems in minutes that would have required weeks or months of labor using older methods.
Fundamentals of Optical Engineering
In Lenses! Take a Closer Look, you will learn how our eyes work and how lenses improve our vision. You can even follow instructions to make your own periscope or kaleidoscope.
Light, Lenses and Colour