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1. Introduction to optical systems -- 1.1. What is a system? -- 1.2. Technical systems design -- 1.3. Optical systems design -- 1.4. Modeling input and output system functions

2. Ray optics and optical system parameters -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Rays -- 2.3. Refractive index and optical path length -- 2.4. The law of refraction and the law of reflection -- 2.5. Optical surfaces, curvature, and sign convention -- 2.6. Image formation -- 2.7. Analysis methods in paraxial optics -- 2.8. First-order optical system design -- 2.9. Issues in assembling optical systems -- 2.10. Application : optical fiber numerical aperture

3. Wave optics and light propagation -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Light as a wave -- 3.3. Coherence -- 3.4. Light waves in material media -- 3.5. Light interaction with surfaces -- 3.6. Polarization -- 3.7. Applications : refractive index measurements using wave optics

4. Photon optics and sources of photons -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Basic properties of photons -- 4.3. Photon statistics -- 4.4. Thermal sources and blackbody radiation -- 4.5. Photon interactions with atoms, molecules, and solids -- 4.6. Photonic devices : sources -- 4.7. Application : determining laser diode threshold current

5. Linear optics and optical system functions -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Linear optical systems basics -- 5.3. Diffraction -- 5.4. Fourier optics -- 5.5. Application : experimental determination of MTF

6. Radiometry, photometry, and color -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Solid angle and geometrical concepts -- 6.3. Radiometric quantities and definitions -- 6.4. Lambertian sources and surfaces model -- 6.5. Radiation transmission and reflection -- 6.6. Spectral radiometry -- 6.7. Human eye -- 6.8. Photometry -- 6.9. Color and color measurement -- 6.10. Application : measuring light flux--the integrating sphere -- 6.11. Application : source-to-fiber coupling

7. Detectors and noise -- 7.1. Introduction to detection -- 7.2. Detector response functions -- 7.3. Thermal detectors -- 7.4. Photon detectors and the photoconductor model -- 7.5. Noise in the detection system -- 7.6. Photoemissive detectors -- 7.7. Semiconductor detectors -- 7.8. p-n junction detectors -- 7.9. Array detectors and cameras -- 7.10. Application : detector responsivity and linearity

8. Beam formation, modulation, and scanning -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Beams for illumination -- 8.3. Gaussian beams -- 8.4. Beam scanning -- 8.5. Beam modulation -- 8.6. Application : optical fiber proximity sensor -- 8.7. Application : modulating a diode laser for detector frequency response measurement.

All optical systems have the same basic form consisting of an input source of light carrying information, components and devices that modify the light propagating through the system, and a method of detecting the light that produces an output from the system. The purpose of this textbook is to provide the necessary science overview of optical design detection essentials but in a context of use applied to the design process. Application case studies are included in most chapters to illustrate one or more practical concepts of a system, device, or measurement. Each chapter contains examples and end-of-chapter problems. Part of IOP Series in Emerging Technologies in Optics and Photonics.

Students majoring in optical engineering, photonics, electrical engineering.

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Robert M. Bunch is a Professor Emeritus of Physics and Optical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He joined the faculty at Rose-Hulman in 1983 and was one of the founding faculty members of the BS and MS Optical Engineering degree programs where he developed and taught undergraduate courses, graduate courses, and laboratories. From 2000 until his retirement in 2020, he also served as an Innovation Fellow at Rose-Hulman Ventures working on design and development projects with industrial clients in the areas of optics-based products, sensors, fiber optics, optical instruments, and lighting. He continues to consult with industry and is co-inventor on two patents. In 2000, he received the Rose-Hulman Board of Trustees Outstanding Scholar Award.

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