DescriptionFundamentals and Basic Optical Instruments includes thirteen chapters providing an introductory guide to the basics of optical engineering, instrumentation, and design. Topics include basic geometric optics, basic wave optics, and basic photon and quantum optics. Paraxial ray tracing, aberrations and optical design, and prisms and refractive optical components are included. Polarization and polarizing optical devices are covered, as well as optical instruments such as telescopes, microscopes, and spectrometers.Table of ContentsBasic Ray OpticsBasic Wave OpticsBasic Photon and Quantum OpticsRay TracingOptical Design and AberrationsPrisms and Refractive Optical ComponentsReflective Optical ComponentsDiffractive ElementsPolarization and Polarizing Optical DevicesSome Lens Optical DevicesTelescopesMicroscopesSpectrometersEditor DescriptionDaniel Malacara, PhD, is a Professor at the Centro de Investigaciones en Optica, Leon, Gto, Mexico. A designer and constructor of optical instruments, including telescopes, he is well known for his books, including Optical Shop Testing, which has been translated into several languages. Dr. Malacara is a Fellow of the Optical Society of America and of SPIE, the International Society of Optical Engineering.