Optical Design Using Excel : Practical Calculations for Laser Optical Systems /: Practical Calculations for Laser Optical Systems. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Hiroshi Nakajima.
• Authors: Nakajima, Hiroshi
• Contents: Preface i; ; Outline of contents ii; ; Chapter 1 - Geometrical optics 1; ; 1.1 Characteristics of lasers 2; ; 1.2 The three fundamental characteristics of light which form the basis of geometrical optics 3; ; 1.3 Fermat’s principle 4; ; 1.4 Principle of reversibility 7; ; 1.5 Paraxial theory using thin lenses 7; ; 1.6 The five Seidel aberrations 15; ; 1.7 The sine condition 21; ; 1.8 Aplanatic lenses 23; ; 1.9 Reflection and transmission 24; ; Chapter 2 - Examples of simple optical design using paraxial theory 27; ; 2.1 Types of lenses 28; ; 2.2 Applied calculations for simple optical systems 35; ; 2.3 Considerations relating to the design of laser optical systems 42; ; Chapter 3 - Ray tracing applications of paraxial theory 47; ; 3.1 Deriving the equations for ray tracing using paraxial theory 48; ; 3.2 Problems of ray tracing calculations using paraxial theory 50; ; Chapter 4 - Two-dimensional ray tracing 53; ; 4.1 Ray tracing for a spherical surface 54; ; 4.2 Ray tracing for a plane surface 56; ; 4.3 Ray tracing for an aspheric surface (using VBA programming) 57; ; 4.4 Ray tracing for an aberration-free lens 60; ; 4.5 Optical path length calculation for an aberration-free lens 62; ; 4.6 Ray tracing for an optical system which is set at a tilt 65; ; 4.7 How to use the ray trace calculation table 68; ; 4.8 A method for generating a ray trace calculation table using a VBA program 73; ; 4.9 Sample ray tracing problems 76; ; Chapter 5 - Three-dimensional ray tracing 101; ; 5.1 Three-dimensional ray tracing for a spherical surface 102; ; 5.2 Three-dimensional ray tracing for a cylindrical surface 105<br />; 5.3 Simulation for two cylindrical lenses which are fixed longitudinally (or laterally) but allowed to rotate slightly around the optical axis 106; ; 5.4 Three-dimensional ray tracing for a plane surface which is perpendicular to the optical axis 108; ; 5.5 Three-dimensional ray tracing for an aberration-free lens 109; ; 5.6 Three-dimensional ray tracing for a lens which is set at a tilt 115; ; 5.7 How to use the three-dimensional ray trace calculation table 121; ; 5.8 Operating instructions for using the ray trace calculation table, while running the VBA program 125; ; 5.9 Three dimensional ray tracing problems 128; ; Chapter 6 - Mathematical formulae for describing wave motion 137; ; 6.1 Mathematical formulae for describing wave motion 138; ; 6.2 Describing waves with complex exponential functions 142; ; 6.3 Problems relating to wave motion 146; ; Chapter 7 - Calculations for focusing Gaussian beams 149; ; 7.1 What is a Gaussian beam? 150; ; 7.2 Equations for focusing a Gaussian beam 154; ; 7.3 The M 2 (M squared) factor 156; ; 7.4 Sample Gaussian beam focusing problems 159; ; Chapter 8 - Diffraction: theory and calculations 167; ; 8.1 The concept of diffraction 168; ; 8.2 Diffraction at a slit aperture 170; ; 8.3 Diffraction calculations using numerical integration 171; ; 8.4 Diffraction at a rectangular aperture 173; ; 8.5 Diffraction at a circular aperture 174; ; 8.6 Diffraction wave generated after the incident wave exits a focusing lens 177; ; 8.7 Diffraction calculation problems 178; ; Chapter 9 - Calculations for Gaussian beam diffraction 183; ; 9.1 The power and the central irradiance of a Gaussian beam 184; ; 9.2 General equations for waves diffracted by an aperture 189; ; 9.3 Diffraction wave equations for a focused beam 191; ; 9.4 Diffraction wave equations for a collimated beam 194; ; 9.5 Diffraction calculation program 197; ; 9.6 Operating instructions for diffraction calculation programs 198; ; 9.7 Gaussian beam diffraction calculation problems 206; ; Appendix 219; ; Appendix A Paraxial theory: A detailed account 220; ; Appendix B A table of refractive indices for BK7 225; ; Appendix C Equations for plane waves, spherical waves and Gaussian beams 226; ; Appendix D Numerical integration methods 239; ; Appendix E Fresnel diffraction and Fraunhofer diffraction 241; ; Appendix F Wave-front conversion by a lens 245; ; Appendix G List of Excel calculation files on the companion Website 247; ; References 249 Index 250
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Wiley
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 621.366; Lasers -- Design and construction; Lasers -- Mathematical models
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781118939130
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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