theory, design, methodologies and applications Wood, Andy (Ph. D. in diffractive optics) creator author. Babington, James author. Institute of Physics (Great Britain) publisher. text bibliography enk 2023 monographic eng access 1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some color). Lens systems can incorporate diffractive optical elements or surfaces. A diffractive surface provides unique advantages for the optical designer, enabling lens systems to be simplified. This book covers all aspects of the design of diffractive lens systems, and is an essential reference for incorporating diffractive optical elements into imaging systems. Topics include paraxial imaging theory, aberration theory, ray tracing, image formation theory, tolerancing, image quality modelling by scalar diffraction theory and diffractive lens design in commercial lens design software. Design examples are used to illustrate key aspects of the design processes, with files available in CODEV and Zemax. The key audiences for this text include optical designers, optical system engineers and postgraduate students in optical science and engineering. Part of IOP Series in Emerging Technologies in Optics and Photonics. 1. Introduction / Andy Wood -- 2. Hybrid surface fundamentals / Andy Wood -- 3. Hybrid surface ray tracing / Andy Wood -- 4. Paraxial properties and primary aberrations / Andy Wood -- 5. Chromatic aberration and thermal defocus / Andy Wood -- 6. The Sweatt model / Andy Wood -- 7. Blaze design / Andy Wood -- 8. Modelling diffractive lens systems I / Andy Wood -- 9. Modelling diffractive lens systems II : multiaperture surfaces / James Babington -- 10. Tolerancing diffractive lenses / James Babington -- 11. Diffractive lens design / Andy Wood. Optical designers, optical system engineers. specialized Andy Wood, James Babington. "Version: 20230201"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader. Andy Wood was employed in the optics industry for more than 35 years, as a designer of complex imaging systems, engineering manager and senior leader in technology development. His interest in diffractive optics started in the late 1980s and led him to develop many optical systems which benefit from this technology. James Babington is an optical design and research specialist in the UK optics industry. He is currently a Lead Optical Specialist at Leonardo, UK. His research interests are in mathematical optics, computational imaging and applied optics. He regularly employs diffractive surfaces in his designs. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Optics Lenses Design and construction Diffraction Optical physics QC385.2.D47 W664 2023eb Release 23 2023 collection 9780750332958 9780750332941 https://iopscience.iop.org/book/mono/978-0-7503-3295-8 https://iopscience.iop.org/book/mono/978-0-7503-3295-8 CaBNVSL 230303 20251030124212.0 9780750332958 eng