Use Of Programmable Calculators In Lens Design And Analysis

Leo H.J.F. Beckmann

doi:10.1117/12.935416

26 October 1983 Use Of Programmable Calculators In Lens Design And Analysis

Leo H.J.F. Beckmann

Proceedings Volume 0399, Optical System Design, Analysis, and Production; (1983) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.935416
Event: 1983 International Technical Conference/Europe, 1983, Geneva, Switzerland

Abstract

For several years the hand-held programmable calculator has been known to be an attractive tool for solving some relatively simple problems in optical computation, such as general ray tracing, first order optics and optical system analysis. The range of application can however, be extended far beyond this level and includes the semi-automatic design of unsophisticated optical imaging systems such as the air-spaced doublet and the Cooke triplet, for which examples are presented. In view of the limitations in the number of program steps, it is mandatory to implement such programs with utmost economy of use of these program steps and to utilize the inherent properties of these optical systems in order to obtain convergence in the automatic design. improvement part of the programs. While the most appropriate application may be in supporting the teaching of elementary lens design, these calculator programs can be quite helpful if relatively simple optical systems have to be designed without as access to a large computer facility and associated software.

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Leo H.J.F. Beckmann "Use Of Programmable Calculators In Lens Design And Analysis", Proc. SPIE 0399, Optical System Design, Analysis, and Production, (26 October 1983); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.935416

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