2nd edition
SPIE Press Bellingham, Washington USA, 2008, 782 p.
ISBN-10: 0819471291 ISBN-13: 978-0819443328
This book gives engineers in the fields of optical engineering and optomechanical design a thorough understanding of the principal ways in which optical components-lenses, windows, filters, shells, domes, prisms, and mirrors of all sizes-are mounted in optical instruments. An accompanying CD-ROM offers a convenient spreadsheet of the many equations-some relatively complex-that are helpful in solving problems encountered when mounting optics in instruments.
Contents
- Preface to 2nd Edition
- Preface to 1st Edition
- Terms and Symbols
- Introduction
- The Optic-to-Mount Interface
- Mounting Individual Lenses
- Multiple-Component Lens Assemblies
- Mounting Optical Windows, Filters, Shells, and Domes
- Prism Design
- Techniques for Mounting Prisms
- Mirror Design
- Techniques for Mounting Smaller Nonmetallic Mirrors
- Techniques for Mounting Metallic Mirrors
- Techniques for Mounting Larger Nonmetallic Mirrors
- Aligning Refracting, Reflecting, and Catadioptric Systems
- Estimation of Mounting Stresses in Optical Components
- Effects of Temperature Changes
- Hardware Examples
- Appendix A: Unit Conversion Factors
- Appendix B: Mechanical Properties of Materials
- Appendix C: Torque-Preload Relationship for a Threaded Retaining Ring
- Appendix D: Summary of methods for Testing Optical Components and Optical Instruments under Adverse Enviromental Conditions
- Index
SPIE Press Bellingham, Washington USA, 2008, 782 p.
ISBN-10: 0819471291 ISBN-13: 978-0819443328
This book gives engineers in the fields of optical engineering and optomechanical design a thorough understanding of the principal ways in which optical components-lenses, windows, filters, shells, domes, prisms, and mirrors of all sizes-are mounted in optical instruments. An accompanying CD-ROM offers a convenient spreadsheet of the many equations-some relatively complex-that are helpful in solving problems encountered when mounting optics in instruments.
Contents
- Preface to 2nd Edition
- Preface to 1st Edition
- Terms and Symbols
- Introduction
- The Optic-to-Mount Interface
- Mounting Individual Lenses
- Multiple-Component Lens Assemblies
- Mounting Optical Windows, Filters, Shells, and Domes
- Prism Design
- Techniques for Mounting Prisms
- Mirror Design
- Techniques for Mounting Smaller Nonmetallic Mirrors
- Techniques for Mounting Metallic Mirrors
- Techniques for Mounting Larger Nonmetallic Mirrors
- Aligning Refracting, Reflecting, and Catadioptric Systems
- Estimation of Mounting Stresses in Optical Components
- Effects of Temperature Changes
- Hardware Examples
- Appendix A: Unit Conversion Factors
- Appendix B: Mechanical Properties of Materials
- Appendix C: Torque-Preload Relationship for a Threaded Retaining Ring
- Appendix D: Summary of methods for Testing Optical Components and Optical Instruments under Adverse Enviromental Conditions
- Index