The Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Press, 2002, 231 pages, ISBN: 0819446092 9780819446091
This tutorial presents optomechanical modeling techniques to effectively design and analyze high-performance optical systems. It discusses thermal and structural modeling methods that use finite-element analysis to predict the integrity and performance of optical elements and optical support structures.
Introduction to the Series
Introduction to Mechanical Analysis Using Finite Elements
Optical Basics and Zernike Polynomials
Optomechanical Displacement Analysis Methods
Integration of Optomechanical Analyses
Optothermal Analysis Methods
Adaptive Optics Analysis Methods
Optimization of Optomechanical Systems
Integrated Optomechanical Analysis of a Telescope
Integrated Optomechanical Analysis of a Lens Assembly