Mounting Lenses in Optical Instruments

Mounting Lenses in Optical Instruments
Author: Paul R. Yoder
Publisher: SPIE Press
Total Pages: 200
Release: 1995
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780819419415

This Tutorial Text is intended for practitioners in the fields of optical engineering and optomechanical design. It provides a comprehensive examination of the different ways in which lenses typically are mounted in optical instruments, of the advantages and disadvantages of various mounting arrangements, and of the analytical tools that can be used to evaluate and compare different designs. Each section contains an illustrated discussion of the technology involved and one or more practical examples, where feasible.

Mounting Optics in Optical Instruments

Mounting Optics in Optical Instruments
Author: Paul R. Yoder
Publisher: SPIE Press
Total Pages: 784
Release: 2008
Genre: Optical instruments
ISBN: 0819471291

Entirely updated to cover the latest technology, this Second Edition gives optical designers and optomechanical engineers a thorough understanding of the principal ways in which optical components - lenses, windows, filters, shells, domes, prisms, and mirrors of all sizes - are mounted in optical instruments.Along with new information on tolerancing, sealing considerations, elastomeric mountings, alignment, stress estimation, and temperature control, two new chapters address the mounting of metallic mirrors and the alignment of reflective and catadioptric systems.The updated accompanying CD-ROM offers a convenient spreadsheet of the many equations that are helpful in solving problems encountered when mounting optics in instruments.

Design and Mounting of Prisms and Small Mirrors in Optical Instruments

Design and Mounting of Prisms and Small Mirrors in Optical Instruments
Author: Paul R. Yoder
Publisher: SPIE Press
Total Pages: 274
Release: 1998
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780819429407

This text examines the various ways in which prisms and small mirrors typically are designed and mounted in optical instruments. It provides analytical tools for evaluating different designs, and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of various techniques. The book, in part, is an outgrowth of SPIE short courses taught by the author and is a companion to his 1995 volume Mounting Lenses in Optical Instruments. The work should be useful for engineers and other practitioners in the fields of optical engineering and optomechanical design.

Harnessing Light

Harnessing Light
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 358
Release: 1998-09-25
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0309059917

Optical science and engineering affect almost every aspect of our lives. Millions of miles of optical fiber carry voice and data signals around the world. Lasers are used in surgery of the retina, kidneys, and heart. New high-efficiency light sources promise dramatic reductions in electricity consumption. Night-vision equipment and satellite surveillance are changing how wars are fought. Industry uses optical methods in everything from the production of computer chips to the construction of tunnels. Harnessing Light surveys this multitude of applications, as well as the status of the optics industry and of research and education in optics, and identifies actions that could enhance the field's contributions to society and facilitate its continued technical development.

Optical Measurements for Scientists and Engineers

Optical Measurements for Scientists and Engineers
Author: Arthur McClelland
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2018-04-19
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1107173019

An accessible, introductory text explaining how to select, set up and use optical spectroscopy and optical microscopy techniques.

Optics and Optical Instruments

Optics and Optical Instruments
Author: B. K. Johnson
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2012-04-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 048614383X

Practical guide shows how to set up working models of telescopes, microscopes, photographic lenses and projecting systems; how to conduct experiments for determining accuracy, resolving power, more. 234 diagrams.

Opto-Mechanical Systems Design

Opto-Mechanical Systems Design
Author: Paul R. Yoder Jr.
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 868
Release: 2005-12-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1420027239

After nearly two decades, Paul Yoder's Opto-Mechanical Systems Design continues to be the reference of choice for professionals fusing optical and mechanical components into advanced, high-performance instruments. Yoder's authoritative systems-oriented coverage and down-to-earth approach fosters the deep-seated knowledge needed to continually push

Basic Optics and Optical Instruments

Basic Optics and Optical Instruments
Author: Naval Education
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2013-02-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0486164616

Thorough coverage of theory and applications of optics examines optical glass, light, elements of mirrors, prisms and lenses, construction of instruments, maintenance and more. Extensive appendixes include glossary, symbols, formulas.

Diffractive Optics

Diffractive Optics
Author: Donald C. O'Shea
Publisher: SPIE Press
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2004
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780819451712

This book provides the reader with the broad range of materials that were discussed in a series of short courses presented at Georgia Tech on the design, fabrication, and testing of diffractive optical elements (DOEs). Although there are not long derivations or detailed methods for specific engineering calculations, the reader should be familiar and comfortable with basic computational techniques. This text is not a 'cookbook' for producing DOEs, but it should provide readers with sufficient information to assess whether this technology would benefit their work, and to understand the requirements for using the concepts and techniques presented by the authors.