stray light analysis and control

1、P .O. Box 10 Bellingham, WA 98227-0010ISBN: 9780819493255 SPIE Vol. No.: PM229Stray 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 ne

2、ar 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 in the loss of data worth millions of dollars. It is imperat

3、ive that optical system designers understand its consequences on system performance and adapt the design process to control it. This book addresses stray light terminology, radiometry, and the physics of stray light m

4、echanisms, such as surface roughness scatter and ghost reflections. The most-efficient ways of using stray light analysis software packages are included. The book also demonstrates how the basic principles are applied