Basic physics of optical systems and lens design:
- Max Born, Emil Wolf, Principles of Optics, approx 808 pp
- Eugene Hecht, Alfred Zajac (1987) Optics, 2nd edition, Addison-Wesley, Readind, Massachusetts, (ISBN: 0-201-11609-X), 676 pp
- Herzberger (1958) Modern Geometrical Optics, New York, Interscience
- Rudolf Kingslake (1992) Optics in Photography, SPIE Press, Bellingham, Washington
- Rudolf Kingslake (1989) A History of Photographic Lens, Academic Press, San Diego, California
- Rudolf Kingslake (1983) Optical System Design, New York, New York, Academic
- Rudolf Kingslake (1978) Lens Design Fundamentals, Academic Press, Boston, Massachusetts, approx. 356
- Rudolf Kingslake (1965) Applied Optics and Optical Engineering, New York, New York, Academic
- Thomas U Kempe, System Oriented Optical Design (ISBN 0-8194-1208-2) 192 pp/23 papers
- Miles V Klein, Thomas E Furtak, Optics, 2nd Edition, Wiley-Interscience (ISBN 0-471-84311-3)
- Milton Laikin (1991) Lens Design, 2nd Edition, Marcel Dekker
- Levi (1968) Applied Optics, New York, New York, Wiley
- Mahajan, Aberration Theory Made Simple, SPIE Optical Engineering Press, Bellingham, Washington
- Donald C O'Shea (1985) Elements of Modern Optical Design, Wiley-Interscience (ISBN: 0-471-07796-8) approx. 416 pp
- Sidney F Ray (1994) Applied Photographic Optics, second edition, Focal Press, Oxford, UK
- Shannon, Wyant (1980) Applied Optics and Optical Engineering, New York, Academic
- G G Slyusarev, Aberrations and Optical Design Theory, approx 674
- Gregory Hallock Smith, Practical Computer-Aided Lens Design, Willmann-Bell, Richmond, Virginia (ISBN 0-943396-75-3)
- Warren J Smith (1990) Modern Optical Engineering, McGraw-Hill, New York ISBN: 0-07-059174-1) 524 pp
- Warren J Smith (1992) Modern Lens Design, McGraw-Hill, 480 pp
- F G Smith, J H Thompson, Optics, Willey-Interscience (ISBN 0-471-91538-1)
- Walter T Welford (1991) Useful Optics, University of Chicago Press, Chicago
- Walter T Welford (1988) Optics, 3rd edition, Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK
- Walter T Welford (1974) Abberation of Optical Systems, Adam Hilger Ltd., approx. 294 pp
- Wolfe, Zissis (1985) The Infrared Handbook, Office of Naval Research
- Hannfried Zuegge, Lens and Optical Systems Design, (ISBN 0-8194-0959-6) 980 pp/93 papers
- Pantazis Mouroulis, John Macdonald, Geometrical Optics and Optical Design, (ISBN 0-19-508931-6) 354 pp/97
- Pantazis Mouroulis, Visual Instrumentation, (ISBN 0-07-043561-8) 430 pp/99
Mechanics and measurement of optical systems:
- Lionel R Baker, Specification and Measurement of Optical Systems (ISBN 0-8194-0960-X) 250 pp/36 papers
- Joseph M Geary, Optical System Design (ISBN 0-8194-1377-1) approx 170 pp
- Norman Goldberg (1992) Camera Technology: The Dark Side of the Lens, Academic Press, Boston MA
- Daniel Malacara (1992) Optical Shop Testing, 2nd edition, Wiley-Interscience, 516 pp
- J D Trolinger, Optical Inspection and Testing (ISBN 0-8194-1039-X) 284 pp/11 papers
- D C Williams, Optical Methods of Engineering Metrology (ISBN 0-412-39640-8) 477 pp
- Charles S Williams, Orville A. Becklund (1989) Introduction to the Optical Transfer Function, Wiley-Interscience (ISBN: 0-471-94770-9)
- Yoder (1986) Opto-Mechanical System Design, New York, Dekker
Interferometry:
- R Hanbury Brown (1974) The Intensity Interferometer, Taylor and Francis, London
- Gordon M Brown, Osuk Y Kwon, Malgorzata Kujawinska, Graeme T Reid, Interferometry: Techniques and Analysis (ISBN 0-8194-0928-6) 298 pp/34 papers
- P Hariharan (1985) Optical Interferometry, Academic Press, Sydney
- Daniel Malacara (1992) Optical Shop Testing, 2nd edition, Wiley-Interscience, 516 pp
- Ryszard J Pryputniewicz, Gordon M Brown, Werden P Jupter, Interferometry: Applications (ISBN 0-8194-0929-4) 324 pp/32 papers
- W H Steel (1983) Interferometry, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
- J M Vaughan (1989) The Fabry-Perot Interferometer, Adam Hilger, Bristol
McGraw-Hill's Optical and Electro-Optical Engineering Series (chosen books):
Marcel Dekker's Optical Engineering Series (chosen books):
- S Musikant (1985) Optical Materials, Vol. 6 (ISBN 0-8247-7309-8) 272 pp
- P R Yoder (1986) Opto Mechanical System Design, Vol. 9, 2nd ed. (ISBN 0-8247-7347-0) 464pp
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