Optomechanics of Plastic Optical Components

Handbook of Plastic Optics: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 7-34

  Pfeffer, Michael ^a  

^a Optical Engineering   (Germany)

Author keywords

Configuration; Dimensional stability; Optomechanical simulation; Optomechanics; Plastic optical components; Tolerancing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884118075     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527635443.ch2     Document Type: Chapter

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