The SPIE Field Guide to Optical Fabrication *
by Ray Williamson
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This small volume includes what the designer needs to know before making final choices, how to specify the components before they are ordered, how conventional fabrication proceeds for representative components, alternative and emerging methods, how the manufacturer plans the work, product evaluation, and calculations used.
It is intended to serve several audiences, and introduce each to the other. I hope to provide designers and purchasers with some perspectives and appreciation for the craft and business, the shop manager with a pocket reference, the optician with a wider overview than one is likely to get within any single company, and the optical community at large with some insight into this fascinating and dynamic enterprise.
It is currently an SPIE print best-seller and will be available shortly as an e-book.