Level 2 · Optical Design

Geometrical Optics & Optical Design

Ray-based optical design, pupils, stops, paraxial behavior, aberrations and lens-system synthesis.

Phase 3 · Level 2 established · Level 3 deferred

Controlled Scope

Level 2 Coverage

This page defines the parent scope for this discipline inside Optical Engineering Systems. Detailed Level 3 specialty pages will be added only after the Level 1 and Level 2 architecture is reviewed and approved.

Ray tracing fundamentals

Paraxial optics

Stops, pupils and apertures

Aberration control

Lens-form selection

Tolerance-aware optical design