{"product_id":"the-ray-and-wave-theory-of-lenses-paperback-9780521028295","title":"The Ray and Wave Theory of Lenses (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521028295","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Ray and Wave Theory of Lenses\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book gives a detailed description of lens behaviour in real optical systems.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eA. Walther (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521028295, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 November 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e416 pages, 77 b\/w illus.  20 tables  58 exercises\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15 x 2.6 cm, 0.617 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'[The book] is set forth in a clear, elegant, logical style that leads us from first principles to many profound conclusions.' Optics and Photonics News\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eCalculations 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Preview: 1. Some consequences of the wave equation\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Geometrical Optics: 2. Fermat's principle\u003cbr\u003e 3. Path differentials\u003cbr\u003e 4. The structure of image forming pencils\u003cbr\u003e 5. Eikonal transformations\u003cbr\u003e 6. Perfect images\u003cbr\u003e 7. Aberrations\u003cbr\u003e 8. Radiometry\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Paraxial Optics: 9. The small angle approximation\u003cbr\u003e  10. Paraxial calculations\u003cbr\u003e 11. Stops and pupils\u003cbr\u003e 12. Chromatic aberrations\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Waves in Homogeneous Media: 13. Waves\u003cbr\u003e 14. Wave propagation I: exact results\u003cbr\u003e 15. Wave propagation II: approximations\u003cbr\u003e 16. The stationary phase approximation\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Wave Propagation Through Lenses: 17. Toward a wave theory of lenses\u003cbr\u003e 18. General propagation kernels\u003cbr\u003e 19. Paraxial wave propagation\u003cbr\u003e 20. The wave theory of image formation\u003cbr\u003e 21. Fourier optics\u003cbr\u003e  Part VI. Aberrations: 22. Perfect systems\u003cbr\u003e 23. The vicinity of an arbitrary ray\u003cbr\u003e 24. Third order aberrations\u003cbr\u003e 25. The small field approximation\u003cbr\u003e 26. Ray tracing\u003cbr\u003e 27. Aberrations and the wave theory\u003cbr\u003e Part VII. Applications: 28. Gaussian beams\u003cbr\u003e 29. Concentric systems\u003cbr\u003e 30. Thin lenses\u003cbr\u003e 31. Mock ray tracing\u003cbr\u003e 32. Diffractive optical elements\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Optical physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Optical physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Optical%20physics%20%5BPHJ%5D%22\"\u003ePHJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46000999891224,"sku":"9780521028295","price":61.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521451444_c896b807-b9af-43ac-96ed-0cc5a8bec708.jpg?v=1694964802","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-ray-and-wave-theory-of-lenses-paperback-9780521028295","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}