Integrated Optomechanical Analysis (SPIE Tutorial Texts in Optical Engineering Vol. TT58)

This tutorial presents optomechanical modeling techniques to effectively design and analyze high-performance optical systems. It discusses thermal and structural modeling methods that use finite-element analysis to predict the integrity and performance of optical elements and optical support structures. Includes accompanying CD-ROM with examples.

Contents

- Introduction to Mechanical Analysis Using Finite Elements
- Optical Fundamentals
- Optomechanical Displacement Analysis Methods
- Integrated Optomechanical Analyses
- Modeling the Effects of Temperature
- Adaptive Optics Analysis Methods
- Optimization of Optomechanical Systems
- Example Telescope Analysis
- Integrated Optomechanical Analysis of a Lens Assembly
- Index