Handbook of optical and laser scanning / / edited by Gerald F. Marshall and Glenn E. Stutz.

• TeilnehmendeR: Stutz, Glenn E.,; Marshall, Gerald F.,
• Place / Publishing House: [Place of publication not identified] : : Taylor & Francis,, [2011]; ©2011
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

"Revealing the fundamentals of light beam deflection control, factors in image fidelity and quality, and the newest technological developments currently impacting scanner system design and applications, this highly practical reference reviews elements of laser beam characterization and describes optical systems for laser scanners. Featuring a logical chapter organization, authoritative yet accessible writing, hundreds of supporting illustrations, and contributions from 27 international subject specialists, this book affords a valuable range of perspectives as well as global coverage of optical and laser beam scanning. "-- Provided by publisher. "Preface Optical and laser scanning is the controlled deflection of light, visible or invisible. The aim of Handbook of Optical and Laser Scanning is to provide engineers, scientists, managerial technologists, and students with a resource to be used as a reference for understanding the fundamentals of optical scanning technology. This text has evolved from three previous books, Laser Beam Scanning (1985), Optical Scanning (1991), and Handbook of Optical and Laser Scanning (2004). Since their publication, many advances have occurred in optical scanning, requiring updating of previous material and introduction of additional scanning technologies. This new edition also adds a few chapters on scanning applications illustrating the practical use of scanning technology. Optical and laser scanning is a topic that is extremely broad in scope. It encompasses the mechanisms that control the deflection of light, optical systems that work with these mechanisms to perform scanning functions and factors that affect the fidelity of the images generated or obtained from the scanning systems. Each of these subtopics is addressed in this book from a variety of perspectives. A scanning system can be an input or output system or a combination of both. Input systems acquire images in either two or three dimensions. These systems can operate at a fixed wavelength or over a broad spectrum. They can reacquire the original light source by gathering either the specular or diffuse reflection or by fluorescing the image and acquiring the fluoresced light. Output systems direct light to produce images for applications such as marking, visual projection, and hard copy output. Ladar and many inspection systems use the same optical path to both illuminate the scene and acquire the image"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

1. Characterization of laser beams : the M2 -- model / Thomas F. Johnston, and Michael -- W. Sasnett -- 2. Optical systems for laser scanners / -- Stephen F. Sagan -- 3. Image quality for scanning and digital -- imaging systems / Donald R. Lehmbeck and -- John C. Urbach -- 4. Polygonal scanners : components, -- performance, and design / Glenn E. Stutz -- 5. Motors and controllers (drivers) for high- -- performance polygonal scanners / Emery -- Erdelyi and Gerald A. Rynkowski -- 6. Bearings for rotary scanners / Chris -- Gerrard -- 7. Pre-objective polygonal scanning / Gerald -- F. Marshall -- 8. Galvanometric and resonant scanners / -- Jean Montagu -- 9. Flexural pivots for oscillatory scanners / -- David C. Brown -- 10. Holographic barcode scanners : -- applications, performance, and design / -- LeRoy D. Dickson and Timothy A. Good -- 11. Acousto-optic scanners and modulators -- / Reeder N. Ward, Mark T. Montgomery, -- and Milton Gottlieb -- 12. Electro-optical scanners / Timothy K. -- Deis, Daniel D. Stancil, and Carl E. Conti -- 13. Piezo scanning / Jim Litynski and -- Andreas Blume -- 14. Optical disk scanning technology / -- Tetsuo Saimi -- 15. CTP scanning systems / Gregory -- Mueller -- 16. Synchronous laser line scanners for -- undersea imaging applications / Fraser -- Dalgleish and Frank Caimi.