Lens Design Fundamentals, Second Edition

Rudolf Kingslake (1903-2003) is widely considered to be the father of lens design in the United States. Now his student and friend, R. Barry Johnson, updates Kingslake's bestselling work for modern times, revising all chapters, including more examples and references, and augmenting all subject content to reflect the many changes in design that have occurred since the first edition was published in 1978. Changes include a new overview chapter on aberrations, a completely rewritten chapter on automatic lens design, and expansion of the chapter on mirrors and catadioptric systems to include a variety of newer systems with some having eccentric pupils.