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Stray light analysis and control /

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Stray light is defined as unwanted light in an optical system, a familiar concept for anyone who has taken a photograph with the sun in or near their camera's field of view. In a low-cost consumer camera, stray light may be only a minor annoyance, but in a space-based telescope, it can result i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fest, Eric C. (Author)
Corporate Author: Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bellingham, Washington (1000 20th St. Bellingham WA 98225-6705 USA) : SPIE Press, [2013]
Series:SPIE Digital Library.
SPIE monograph ; PM229.
Subjects:
Light > Scattering.
Optical instruments > Design and construction.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1. Introduction and terminology
  • Chapter 2. Basic radiometry for stray light analysis
  • Chapter 3. Basic ray tracing for stray light analysis
  • Chapter 4. Scattering from optical surface roughness and coatings
  • Chapter 5. Scattering from particulate contaminants
  • Chapter 6. Scattering from black surface treatments
  • Chapter 7. Ghost reflections, aperture diffraction, and diffraction from diffractive optical elements
  • Chapter 8. Optical design for stray light control
  • Chapter 9. Baffle and cold shield design
  • Chapter 10. Measurement of BSDF, TIS, and system stray light
  • Chapter 11. Stray light engineering process
  • Index.