Introduction toAberrations inOptical ImagingSystemsJOSE SASIANCAMBRIDGECAMBRIDGEmore information -www.cambridge.org/9781107006331INTRODUCTION TO ABERRATIONSIN OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEMSThe competent and intelligent optical design of today's state-of-the-art productsrequires an understanding of optical aberrations.This accessible book provides anexcellent introduction to the wave theory of aberrations and will be valuable tograduate students in optical engineering,as well as to researchers and techniciansin academia and industry interested in optical imaging systems.Using a logical structure,uniform mathematical notation,and high-quality fig-ures,the author helps readers to learn the theory of optical aberrations in a modernand efficient manner.In addition to essential topics such as the aberration function,wave aberrations,ray caustics,and aberration coefficients,this text covers pupilaberrations,the irradiance function,aberration fields,and polarization aberrations.It also provides a historical perspective by explaining the discovery of aberrations,and two chapters provide insight into classical image formation;these topics ofdiscussion are often missing in comparable books.JOsE SASIAN is Professor of Optical Sciences at the College of Optical Sciences,University of Arizona.His research areas include aberration theory,optical design,light in gemstones,art in optics and optics in art,optical imaging,and light propa-gation in general.