
These topics are updated to reflect recentĭevelopments in those areas, in particular, the development of electronic sensors and how they impact the work of the optical engineer.This expanded and updated two-volume work is a much-needed modern reference edited by two masters of optical engineering. Subsequent portions of this edition deal with specific optical components, This edition will expand on those concepts and improve on the effectiveness of the presentations. The early chapters of OEF deal with basic concepts that remain unchanged. It is hoped that all interested readers, regardless of their professional responsibilities, will find that being familiar with tools like OSLO-EDU will permit them to do a better job. This secondĮdition of OEF contains a chapter dealing with the OSLO-EDU software Many of the changes and additions contained in this second edition reflect that increased scope of work.Īnother area that has witnessed significant changes in recent years includesĬomputer systems and software for optical design and analysis. Understanding of the optical engineering, design, and manufacturing process. While all lens design examples presented involve the use of the OSLO software package (Lambda Research, Littleton, MA), it must be made clear that competitive software packages, such as ZEMAX, Code V, and others can be applied to generate similar results.Īll of this consulting work has required a more complete and thorough What I have learned during this more recent personal work experience, withĮmphasis on the application of state-of-the-art computer software to generate solutions to related lens design and optimization problems. This second edition of OEF reflects much of Independent consultant in the fields of optical engineering, lens design, and In the years 1992 through 2008, I continued to work actively as an All of these work assignments involved the usual team structures, where the range of duties and responsibilities of the optical engineer were quite limited. The first edition of Optical Engineering Fundamentals (OEF) reflected my experience and exposure to the history of optical engineering as I witnessed it during 25 years of work within the optics industry.
