Review of Optical Manufacturing 2000 to 2020

Review of Optical Manufacturing 2000 to 2020

Editor(s): Aizhong Zhang; Richard N. Youngworth

Published: 2021

https://doi.org/10.1117/3.2599940

PDF ISBN: 9781510645370 | Print ISBN: 9781510645363

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This book summarizes some of the critical changes that have impacted optical system manufacturing from 2000 to 2020. It evaluates new manufacturing techniques with growing popularity and identifies future trends. The chapters provide a snapshot of the field that conveys the basics of current manufacturing capabilities and promising new techniques. Other topics reviewed include optical materials, optical fabrication, metrology, optical coatings, infrared optical systems, polymer optics, fiber optics, diffractive- and micro-structured optics, and illumination optics. This book is suitable for beginner optical engineers learning about the optics industry and for advanced professionals staying up-to-date with various subfields of optics.

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Front Matter

CHAPTER 1.

Introduction

Aizhong Zhang , Richard Youngworth

CHAPTER 2.

Optical Materials

Frank Nürnberg , Bodo Kühn , Ralf Jedamzik , Uwe Petzold , Gordon von der Goenna

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CHAPTER 3.

Optical Fabrication

Jessica DeGroote Nelson

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CHAPTER 4.

Metrology

Daewook Kim , Logan Graves , Isaac Trumper

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CHAPTER 5.

Optical Coatings

Ronald Willey

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CHAPTER 6.

Infrared Optical Systems

Adam Phenis , Jason Mudge

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CHAPTER 7.

Polymer Optics

Robert Parada , Douglas Axtell , Daniel Morgan

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CHAPTER 8.

Optical Fibers and Optical Fiber Assemblies

Devinder Saini , Kevin Farley , Brian Westlund

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Diffractive- and Micro-structured Optics

Tasso Sales , G. Michael Morris

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CHAPTER 10.

Illumination Optics

Julius Muschaweck , Henning Rehn

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