Imaging Optics
Imaging Optics
Peter Török, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London
£63.00
GBPThis comprehensive and self-contained text presents the fundamentals of optical imaging from the viewpoint of both ray and wave optics, within a single volume. Comprising three distinct parts, it opens with an introduction to electromagnetic theory, including electromagnetic diffraction problems and how they can be solved with the aid of standard numerical methods such as RCWA or FDTD. The second part is devoted to the basic theory of geometrical optics and the study of optical aberrations inherent in imaging systems, including large-scale telescopes and high-resolution projection lenses. A detailed overview of state-of-the-art optical system design provides readers with the necessary tools to successfully use commercial optical design software. The final part explores diffraction theory and concludes with vectorial wave propagation, image formation and image detection in high-aperture imaging systems. The wide-ranging perspective of this important book provides researchers and professionals with a comprehensive and rigorous treatise on the theoretical and applied aspects of optical imaging.
- The first text to unite such a broad range of topics within a single volume
- Includes design methods and optimisation techniques for a wide range of optical imaging systems
- Provides a rigorous treatment of high-resolution vector imaging (microscopy) and includes a complete analysis of aberrations in high-aperture imaging
Reviews & endorsements
'The breadth and depth of material in this book is astonishing. It will be a valuable addition to the bookshelf of any optical scientist with an interest in imaging. Anyone from a new graduate student to an expert with a lifetime of experience will be able to learn something from this text. I could imagine 'Braat and Török' becoming for optical imaging what 'Born and Wolf' is for classical optics.' Martin Booth, University of Oxford
'A decade of the authors teaching graduate students led to the genesis of this comprehensive yet extremely clearly written book that fills the lacunae of multiple sources on imaging optics. I know of no other single source with a single notation that can substitute for Imaging Optics. This masterful treatise/textbook, replete with clear figures, will become a classic in optics. With a rigorous foundation of electromagnetic-wave propagation, the authors develop geometric optics, aberrations and optical design with many applications. A detailed analysis of diffraction in optical imaging is developed for the complete vector theory, including consideration of polarization. The vector theory of optical imaging of a point object with high-numerical-aperture microscope objectives is a topic of great utility in microscopy.' Barry R. Masters, Optics and Photonics News
'Braat and Török manage a journey from Maxwell's equations to lens design in a seamless, beautifully written masterwork. This text will surely be an essential resource for an array of scientists and engineers, ranging from specialised designers to end users of imaging systems.' P. Scott Carney, University of Rochester
'Imaging Optics establishes a clear connection among the electrodynamic theory of optical propagation, the various approaches to diffraction theory, and the practical methods used in the design and optimization of imaging systems … Imaging Optics [is] not only a good choice for students, but also a useful reference book for physicists and engineers interested in the design, development, and optimization of optical imaging systems.' Rémi Carminati, Physics Today
Product details
May 2019Hardback
9781108428088
984 pages
254 × 192 × 39 mm
1.81kg
557 b/w illus. 59 tables
Available
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgement
- Part I. Electromagnetic Theory in the Optical Domain:
- 1. Electromagnetic wave propagation in isotropic media
- 2. Wave propagation in anisotropic media
- 3. Surface waves, metamaterials and perfect imaging
- Part II. Geometrical Theory of Optical Imaging:
- 4. Foundations of geometrical optics
- 5. Aberration analysis of optical systems
- 6. Analytic design and optimisation of optical systems
- 7. Design methods for optical imaging systems
- Part III. Diffraction Theory of Optical Imaging:
- 8. Vectorial and scalar theory of diffraction and focussing
- 9. The aberrated scalar and vector point-spread function
- 10. Frequency analysis of optical imaging
- 11. Theory of vector imaging
- Appendix A. Fourier analysis, complex notation and vector formulas
- Appendix B. Phase and group velocity of a wave packet
- Appendix C. The Kramers-Kronig dispersion relations
- Appendix D. Zernike polynomials
- Appendix E. Magnetically induced optical rotation (Faraday effect)
- Appendix F. Vector point-spread function in a multilayer structure
- Appendix G. V. S Ignatowsky: diffraction by a lens of arbitrary aperture
- References
- Author index
- Subject index.
