Building Electro-Optical Systems Making It all Work

by Hobbs, Philip C. D.

• ISBN13: 9780470402290
• ISBN10: 0470402296
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-08-03
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Constructing modern electro-optical instruments such as microscopes, cameras, optical inspection equipment, spectrometers, and CD and DVD players is one of the most interdisciplinary activities in engineering. This book fills the gap between physics, electrical engineering, optical engineering, and computer science to demonstrate to a broad audience the "hows" and "whys" of building electro-optical systems with a minimum of trial and error.Written in an engaging and conversational style, this Second Edition has been updated and expanded to reflect the latest advancements that have occurred since publication of the previous edition. Key features of this new edition include:- Expanded coverage of detectors, lasers, photon budgets, signal processing scheme planning, and front ends- A brand new chapter on mechanics and motion- Coverage of basic theory and measurement principles to optical and electronic design, debugging and system integration- Chapter problems that are highly relevant to real-world design- A discussion of low-light level detectorsEach chapter begins with an introduction and an appendix is included at the back of the book pointing readers toward valuable reading to further enhance their knowledge of the presented material. Building Electro-Optical Systems: Making It All Work, Second Edition is essential reading for researchers, scientists, students, and various professionals who work in optical design.

Author Biography

Philip C. D. Hobbs, PhD, is Principal of ElectroOptical Innovations, a consultancy in Briarcliff Manor, New York.

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Basic Optical Calculations

Introduction

Wave Propagation

Calculating Wave Propagation in Real Life

Detection

Coherent Detection

Interferometers

Photon Budgets and Operating Specifications

Signal Processing Strategy

Sources and Illuminators

Introduction

The Spectrum

Radiometry

Continuum Sources

Interlude: Coherence

More Sources

Incoherent Line Sources

Using Low-Coherence Sources: Condensers

Lasers

Gas Lasers

Solid-State Lasers

Diode Lasers

Laser Noise

Diode Laser coherence control

Optical Detection

Introduction

Photodetection in Semiconductors

Signal to Noise Ratios

Detector figures of merit

Quantum detectors

Quantum Detectors with Gain

Thermal Detectors

Image intensifiers

Silicon Array Sensors

How do I know which noise source dominates?

Hacks

Lenses, Prisms, and Mirrors

Introduction

Optical Materials

Light Transmission

Surface Quality

Windows

Pathologies of Optical Elements

Fringes

Mirrors

Glass Prisms

Prism Pathologies

Lenses

Complex Lenses

Other Lenslike Devices

Coatings, Filters, and Surface Finishes

Introduction

Metal Mirrors

Transmissive Optical Coatings

Simple Coating Theory

Absorptive Filters

Beam Dumps and Baffles

White Surfaces and Diffusers

Polarization

Introduction

Polarization of Light

Interaction of Polarization with Materials

Absorption polarizers

Brewster Polarizers

Birefringent Polarizers

Double-Refraction Polarizers

TIR Polarizers

Retarders

Polarization Control

Exotic Optical Components

Introduction

Gratings

Grating Pathologies

Types of Gratings

Resolution of Grating Instruments

Fine Points of Gratings

Holographic optical elements

Retroreflective Materials

Scanners

Modulators

Fibre Optics

Introduction

Fibre Characteristics

Fibre Theory

Fibre Types

Other Fibre Properties

Working eith Fibres

Fibre Devices

Diode lasers and fibre optics

Fibre Optic Sensors

Intensity Sensors

Spectrally Encoded Sensors

Polarimetric Sensors

Fibre Interferometers

Two-Beam

Multiple Beam Fibre Interferometers

Phase and Polarization Stabilization

Multiplexing and Smart Structures

Fibre Sensor Hype

Optical Systems

Introduction

What, exactly, does a lens do?

Diffraction

Aberrations

Representing Aberrations

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