Optical Imaging and Photography: Introduction to Science and Technology of Optics, Sensors and Systems

This textbook is concerned with optical imaging – from simple apertures to complex imaging systems. It spans the range all the way from optical physics to technical optics. Physics and engineering students learn to understand different imaging systems and sensors as well as lenses and errors, image amplification and processing. For microscopists and photographers it conveys a deeper insight into the intricacies of their daily used devices.