Handbook of Optical and Laser Scanning

• Main Authors: Marshall, Gerald F., Stutz, Glenn E.
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: United States CRC Press 2012; Taylor & Francis; Taylor & Francis Group
• Edition: 2
• Series: Optical Science and Engineering
• Subjects: and Design; Andreas Blume; Applied optics; Bearings for Rotary Scanners; Carl E. Conti; Chris Gerrard; CTP Scanning Systems; Daniel D. Stancil; David C. Brown; Donald R. Lehmbeck; Electrical; Electrical engineering; ElectricalEngineering; Electronics and communications engineering; Emery Erdelyi; Energy technology and engineering; ENG; Frank Caimi; Fraser Dalgleish; Gerald A. Rynkowski; Glenn E. Stutz; Gregory Mueller; Imaging systems; Instrumentation; James Litynski; Jean Montagu; John C. Urbach; Laser recording; Laser technology and holography; Lasers; Lasers & Photonics; LeRoy D. Dickson; Mark T. Montgomery; Measurement and Testing; Michael W. Sasnett; Military & nautical engineering; Milton Gottlieb; Optical scanners; Optical Systems for Laser Scanners; Optics and optoelectronics; Other technologies and applied sciences; PHYSICS; Polygonal Scanners: Components; Pre-objective Polygonal Scanning; Reeder N. Ward; Scanning systems; SCI-TECH; Sensors; Stephen F. Sagan; STM; Technology & Engineering; Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes; Tetsuo Saimi; Thomas F. Johnston; Timothy A. Good; Timothy K. Deis; Flexure Pivots; optical disk scanning; Computed Tomography Perfusion Scanning; piezo scanning; Waist Location; laser beam characterization; Waist Diameter; acousto-optic scanners; UPC Code; Holographic Disc; laser scanners; Field Angle; Scan Angle; high-performance scanners; Brushless DC Motor; Diameter Definition; digital imaging systems; Polygon Scanner; holographic barcode scanners; Scan Lens; Brushless Motor; synchronous laser line scanners; Focusing Error Signal; Track Error Signal; electro-optical scanners; rotary scanners; Acousto Optic Scanners; Holographic Scanning; Wave Aberration; Input Scanner; Resonant Scanners; polygonal scanner; oscillatory scanners; Offset Angle; Galvanometric Scanners; Rotation Axis; Diffraction Efficiency; Rayleigh Range

From its initial publication titled Laser Beam Scanning in 1985 to Handbook of Optical and Laser Scanning, now in its second edition, this reference has kept professionals and students at the forefront of optical scanning technology. Carefully and meticulously updated in each iteration, the book con...

Table of Contents:

• Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Preface to Laser Beam Scanning (1985) -- Preface to Optical Scanning (1991) -- Preface to Handbook of Optical and Laser Scanning (2004) -- Cover Image -- Acknowledgments -- Editors -- Contributors -- 1. Characterization of Laser Beams: The M2 Model -- 2. Optical Systems for Laser Scanners -- 3. Image Quality for Scanning and Digital Imaging Systems -- 4. Polygonal Scanners: Components, Performance, and Design -- 5. Motors and Controllers (Drivers) for High-Performance Polygonal Scanners -- 6. Bearings for Rotary Scanners -- 7. Pre-Objective Polygonal Scanning -- 8. Galvanometric and Resonant Scanners -- 9. Flexural Pivots for Oscillatory Scanners -- 10. Holographic Barcode Scanners: Applications, Performance, and Design -- 11. Acousto-Optic Scanners and Modulators -- 12. Electro-Optical Scanners -- 13. Piezo Scanning -- 14. Optical Disk Scanning Technology -- 15. CTP Scanning Systems -- 16. Synchronous Laser Line Scanners for Undersea Imaging Applications -- Index