Imaging Optics Manufacturing: Resources Guide

Getting Started:

• What is Imaging?
• Best Practices for Better Imaging

Lens and Imaging Fundamentals

• 1.1: The Anatomy of a Lens
• 1.2: Imaging Fundamentals
• 1.3: Understanding Focal Length and Field of View

Understanding Lens Specifications

• 2.1: System Throughput, f/#, and Numerical Aperture
• 2.2: Resolution
• 2.3: Contrast
• 2.4: The Airy Disk and Diffraction Limit
• 2.5: The Modulation Transfer Function (MTF)
• 2.6: MTF Curves and Lens Performance

Real World Performance

Telecentricity and Perspective Error

• 4.1: The Advantages of Telecentricity
• 4.2: Distortion and the Telecentricity Specification
• 4.3: Telecentric Lens Size Control
• 4.4: Telecentric Design Topics

Lens Mechanics

• 5.1: Lens Mounts
• 5.2: Lens Spacers, Shims, and Focal Length Extenders
• 5.3: Ruggedization of Imaging Lenses

Imaging Lens Selection Guide

• 6.1: Types of Machine Vision Lenses
• 6.2: Basic Lens Selection
• 6.3: Advanced Lens Selection
• 6.4: Sensors and Lenses

Liquid Lenses in Machine Vision

• 7.1: Liquid Lens Basics
• 7.2: Liquid Lens Features
• 7.3: Liquid Lens Applications
• 7.4: Liquid Lens Technology

Filter Technology

• 8.1: Types of Filter Technology
• 8.2: Applications with Machine Vision Filtering

Microscope Objectives

• 9.1: Understanding Microscopes and Objectives
• 9.2: Using Tube Lenses with Infinity Corrected Objectives
• 9.3: Fluorescence Filters for Microscopy

Cameras

• 10.1: Digital Camera Interfaces
• 10.2: Powering the Camera
• 10.3: Camera Software
• 10.4: Sensors
• 10.5: Spectral Properties
• 10.6: Area Scan vs Line Scan Cameras

Illumination

• 11.1: Common Illumination Types
• 11.2: In-Line Illumination
• 11.3: Using Structured Illumination
• 11.4: Telecentric Illumination

Testing and Targets

• 12.1: Resolution and MTF Testing
• 12.2: Test Target Overview
• 12.3: The USAF 1951 Target
• 12.4: Ronchi Rulings
• 12.5: The Star Target
• 12.6: Telecentricity Targets
• 12.7: Depth of Field (DOF) Targets
• 12.8: Distortion Targets