Microoptics Technology - 9780367393533

CRC Press

This comprehensive reference presents an introduction and review of the optics and methods of microoptic elements with particular emphasis on lenses and lens arrays. The second edition of Microoptics Technology includes information that has emerged in the five years since the first edition. With two new chapters and another fully expanded, the book deals with all of the current and new methods of fabrication of microlenses as well as refractive, GRIN, and diffractive methods. It also includes chapters on optical devices that utilize the microoptic fabrication methods, including micro-diffraction gratings and optical isolators, along with discussions of a number of important applications. > \nIt has been five years since the publication of the first edition of Microoptics Technology. In that time, optical technology has experienced an unparalleled burst of activity that has produced a body of significant real results that have advanced new materials, devices, and systems. Building .