Introduction to Nonimaging Optics, 2nd Edition

Preface

Over the past few years some significant nonimaging optical devices have been developed. The second edition of Introduction to Nonimaging Optics reflects these developments. Both solar energy concentration and LED illumination have benefited from these late developments. In particular, Köhler illumination combined with nonimaging optics methods led to new optics that address some of the challenges in these fields.

This new edition includes about 45% new material in four new chapters and additions to existing chapters. As with the first edition, it assumes no previous knowledge of nonimaging optics and now covers a wider range of subjects. Some chapters contain intuitive descriptions of the design methods or reasons to use nonimaging ...