Photonics Rules of Thumb: Optics, Electro-Optics, Fiber Optics and Lasers

Most neophyte lens designers very quickly learn to use their computer programs with a high level of proficiency. At this point, what they need most is an answer to the question, "What do I do now?" Warren J. Smith provides the answers in this substantial update of his popular ...Most neophyte lens designers very quickly learn to use their computer programs with a high level of proficiency.

At this point, what they need most is an answer to the question, "What do I do now?" Warren J. Smith provides the answers in this substantial update of his popular classic. The material includes an expanded, detailed exposition of the basics and theoretical foundations of lens design and a description of the leading software used.

It also includes a set of seven key examples of actual design projects carried out from scratch, which are described "with warts and all". Copublished with McGraw-Hill.