Optical Imaging and Aberrations, Part II. Wave Diffraction Optics (SPIE Press Monograph Vol. PM103)

Part II of Virendra Mahajan s Optical Imaging and Aberrations discusses methods for determining the characteristics of an object image formed by the diffraction of the object wave at the aperture stop or exit pupil of an aberrated imaging system. Numerical results of these effects are emphasized, increasing the book's usefulness. The book describes diffraction theory of image formation of incoherent objects and examines both aberrated and aberration-free optical systems with circular, annular, and Gaussian pupils. Random aberrations are considered, including the effects of unpredictable image motion and propagation through atmospheric turbulence. As in Part I, each chapter ends with a set of problems that provides readers with practical examples.

Contents

- Preface

- Acknowledgments

- Symbols and Notation

- Image Formation

- Optical Systems with Circular Pupils

- Optical Systems with Annular Pupils

- Optical Systems with Gaussian Pupils

- Random Aberrations

- Bibliography

- References for Additional Reading

- Index