SPIE - Education Intermediate Lens Design SC912

Have you ever wondered why refractive, reflective, and zoomed optical systems look the way that they do? This course begins with a brief review of paraxial optics, third-order aberration theory, and computer aided optimization. A survey of refractive optical design forms from the landscape lens to the double gauss lens is given. Telephoto and retrofocus lenses, Petzval and microscope objectives, and wide angle lenses are discussed. Zoom lens principles and first order layout are presented in detail with easy to understand examples. Visible band color correction techniques and UV and IR design constraints are discussed. This full day course also examines the basics of reflective optical system design including refractive design analogies, advantages and disadvantages of reflective systems, obscured vs. unobscured design forms. Reflective systems ranging from the Cassegrain to the reflective triplet to three and four mirror anastigmats are presented. Have you ever wondered why refractive, reflective, and zoomed optical systems look the way that they do? This course begins with a brief review of paraxial optics, third-order aberration theory, and computer aided optimization. A survey of refractive optical design forms from the landscape lens to the double gauss lens is given. Telephoto and retrofocus lenses, Petzval and microscope objectives, and wide angle lenses are discussed. Zoom lens principles and first order layout are presented in detail with easy to understand examples. Visible band color correction techniques and UV and IR design constraints are discussed. This full day course also examines the basics of reflective optical system design including refractive design analogies, advantages and disadvantages of reflective systems, obscured vs. unobscured design forms. Reflective systems ranging from the Cassegrain to the reflective triplet to three and four mirror anastigmats are presented.