Fundamentals of Optical Engineering

Author: Mao Wenwei
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: This book is a partial summary of the author's accumulated experience over more than 30 years of teaching optical courses at the Department of Precision Instruments and Mechanics, Tsinghua University. The content is divided into 9 chapters: Light Waves, Rays, and Imaging; Paraxial Optics; Ideal Optical Systems; Plane Mirrors and Reflecting Prisms; Common Optical Systems; Beam Limitation in Optical Systems; Resolution, Depth of Field, and Energy Transfer in Optical Systems; Gradient Refractive Index Ray Optics; Ideal Optical Analysis of Zoom Lenses. The book includes 218 illustrations, 92 problems, and over 100 references listed chapter by chapter. It systematically and thoroughly elaborates on the fundamental concepts, principles, and laws of geometrical optics, and provides a detailed introduction to the applications of geometrical optics, deepening the explanation of the fundamental theory while also strengthening its practical application. The book introduces some new methods, principles, theories, and expressions from foreign textbooks. Compared to traditional content, this book adds several new chapters and content. It is suitable for faculty and students of junior colleges and universities majoring in optical engineering, measurement and control technology and instruments, and electromechanical engineering, as well as engineering technicians working in related fields.