Analytical lens design using the optical plate diagram :an introduction to the fundamentals with practical applications /

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"Version: 20251101"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. The origins of plate diagram theory -- 1.1. Joseph Petzval (1807-1891) -- 1.2. Lancelot Hugh Aldis (1870-1945) -- 1.3. Cecil Reginald Burch (1901-1983) -- 1.4. To the present day2. The plate diagram for a single surface -- 2.1. First-, third-, and high-order -- 2.2. Useful first-order optics -- 2.3. The Schmidt telescope -- 2.4. Hopkins's Wavefront Spherical Aberration Coefficient -- 2.5. Off-axis third-order aberration -- 2.6. Single-element plate diagram -- 2.7. Summary3. Multi-element telescope systems -- 3.1. Classical two-mirror telescopes -- 3.2. Aplanatic two-mirror telescopes -- 3.3. Anastigmatic systems -- 3.4. The Mersenne confocal paraboloidal pair (beam expander) -- 3.5. Two-mirror focal anastigmats -- 3.6. Historical interlude : legacy lost and found -- 3.7. Three-mirror anastigmats -- 3.8. Four and more mirrors4. Finite-conjugate systems -- 4.1. The Offner/Reed monocentric relay -- 4.2. A generalised Offner design -- 4.3. A comparison of the Reed and Offner systems -- 4.4. James Clerk Maxwell's perfect instrument -- 4.5. Charles G Wynne and conjugate-shift aberrations -- 4.6. The Schmidt-Offner -- 4.7. MAORY/MORFEO and the ELT5. System surveys -- 5.1. Two-aspheric-mirror anastigmats -- 5.2. Ray trace for M2 surface vertex imaged through M1 (xa2) -- 5.3. Ray trace for M2 centre of curvature imaged through M1 (xs2) -- 5.4. Survey of simplest possible three-mirror anastigmats -- 5.5. Four-mirror systems -- 6. Conclusions.Full-text restricted to subscribers or individual document purchasers.In this book, Rakich provides a fresh look at the optical plate diagram (OPD) of C.R. Burch, with design examples, descriptions of well-known (and some less well-known) design types, along with some interesting historical background. The OPD is a useful tool for conceptualizing the behavior of optical systems. Although Seidel aberration theory provides guidance as to the large-scale behavior of optical systems, the required algebra is sometimes a barrier to the visualization of solutions. By contrast, the diagram describes aberrations with reference to a simple mechanical analog that is in many cases conceptually simpler than Seidel theory. This book is highly recommended for optical designers seeking to broaden their conceptual understanding of optical systems and aberration theory. Part of IOP Series in Emerging Technologies in Optics and Photonics.Optical production engineers, researchers using optical equipment, optical instrument designers, opto-mechanical engineers, optical designers.Also available in print.Mode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.Dr Andrew Rakich is an optical designer who throughout his career has seen the value in combining a theoretical understanding of optical aberrations with practical applications. Dr Rakich has worked on many of the world's major land-based telescope projects and now continues to do so as a consultant from his home country of New Zealand.Title from PDF title page (viewed on December 1, 2025).

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Optical physics.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Optics.
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