This book, Applied Optics, is a fundamental technical course for the specialties of optical engineering, optical measurement, control instruments and electronic science and technology. The book mainly includes basic theories and methods of how to solve the problems of geometrical optics, typical optical instruments, optical measurement, color measurement, optical fiber systems, laser systems and infrared optics. The knowledge mentioned above is a must for the opto-electronic students' learning.

Chapter 1 Basic Principles of Geometrical Optics
1.1 Waves and Rays
1.2 Basic Law of Geometrical Optics
1.3 Refractive Index and Speed of Light
1.4 Reversibility of Ray Paths and Total Internal Reflection
1.5 Vector Form of Basic Laws
1.6 Classfication of Optical Systems and Concept of Imaging
1.7 Ideal Images and Ideal Optical Systems
Chapter 2 Image Formation of Symmetrical Systems Made from Spherical Surfaces
2.1 Ray Tracing Formulae for Symmetrical Systems Made from Spherical Surfaces
2.2 Sign Convention
2.3 Imaging Characters and Ray Tracing in the Paraxial Region
2.4 Basic Formula of Paraxial Region
2.5 Cardinal Points of an Optical System
2.6 Principal Planes and Focal Points of a Coaxial Spheric System
2.7 Principal Planes and Focal Points of a Coaxial Spheric System
2.8 Chart ILLUSTRATION FOR iMAGE fORMATION
2.9 Image Position and Size
2.10 Magnifications of Optical Systems
2.11 Optical Invariant
2.12 Relationship between Front Effective and Back Effective Focal Lengths
2.13 Nodal Planes and Nodal Points
2.14 Image Heigh of the Object at Infinity
2.15 The Combination of Ideal Optical Systems
2.16 Ray Tracing for Ideal Optical Systems
2.17 Equations for Calculating Positions of Principal Planes and Focal Focal Points of a Single Lens
Chapter 3 Instruments for Human Eyes
Chapter 4 Mirror and Prism Systems
Chapter 5 Selection of Image Rays in Optical Systems
Chapter 6 Basics of Radiometry and Photometry
Chapter 7 Image Quality of Optical System
Chapter 8 Telescope and Microscope
Chapter 9 Camera and Projector
Vocabulary
Bibliography