The Latest Advances in Optical Engineering and Lens TechnologyLong-established as the definitive optics text and reference, Modern Optical Engineering has been completely revised and updated to equip you with all the latest optical and lens advances. The Fourth Edition now contains cutting-edge information on optical engineering theory, design, and practice, including new chapters on ray tracing, optical system design, and third-order aberration theory.Written by the renowned optical scientist Warren J. Smith, this state-of-the-art guide provides unsurpassed coverage of image formation, basic optical devices, image evaluation, fabrication and testing methods, and more. Comprehensive and up-to-date, Modern Optical Engineering features:The latest information on optical engineering theory, design, and practiceOver 150 detailed illustrationsNew to this edition: new coverage of ray tracing, optical system design, and third-order aberration theory; new lens designs; new optical design software; and new problems and exercisesInside This Updated Optical Engineering ClassicImage formationAberrationsPrisms and mirrorsThe eyeStops and aperturesOptical materialsInterference coatingsRadiometry and photometryBasic optical devicesOptical systemsRay tracingThird-order aberration theoryImage evaluationDesign of optical systems44 lens designsOptics fabrication and testing