A number of high-quality review articles on prisms and beamsplitters have been published by leading investigators in the fields of optics and photonics. This section contains periodical and book location information about these articles, as well as providing a listing of the chapter titles for appropriate sections dealing with beamsplitters and prism systems.

Prisms., Hecht, E., in Optics (4th edition), Addison-Wesley, New York, pages 187-193 (2002).

Beamsplitters: a guide for designers., Melles Griot, Photonics Components Division, in The Photonics Design and Applications Handbook, Laurin Publishing, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, pages 309-314 (2001).

Optical components: finding your way through the maze., Allard, P. and Valdez, B., in The Photonics Design and Applications Handbook, Laurin Publishing, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, pages 296-306 (2001).

Prism, thin film, and layer diffraction gratings., Nassau, K., in The Physics and Chemistry of Color, 2nd edition, John Wiley and Sons, New York, pages 441-447 (2001).

Mirrors and prisms., Fischer, R. and Tadic-Galeb, B., in Optical System Design, SPIE Press - McGraw-Hill, New York, pages 147-158 (2000).

Prisms and mirrors., Smith, W., in Modern Optical Engineering, SPIE Press - McGraw-Hill, New York, pages 91-123 (2000).

The refracting telescope., Born, M. and Wolf, E., in Principles of Optics (seventh edition), Cambridge University Press, New York, pages 267-281 (1999).

Optical components., Walker, B., in Optical Engineering Fundamentals, SPIE Optical Engineering Press, Bellingham, Washington, pages 149-179 (1998).

Other common optical components., Scott, C., in Introduction to Optics and Optical Imaging, IEEE Press, New York, pages 177-184 (1998).

Prisms., Hecht, E., in Optics (third edition), Addison-Wesley, New York, pages 189-195 (1998).

Mirrors and prisms., Naval Education and Training Program Development Center, in Basic Optics and Optical Instruments, Dover Publications, New York, pages 3.1-3.13 (1997).

Optical components and their imaging roles., Ray. S., in Applied Photographic Optics (second edition), Focal Press, Boston, pages 52-66 (1997).

Dispersive prisms and gratings., Zissis, G., in Handbook of Optics, Vol. 2: Devices, Measurements, and Properties, McGraw-Hill, New York, pages 5.1-5.16 (1995).

Nondispersive prisms., Wolfe, W., in Handbook of Optics, Vol. 2: Devices, Measurements, and Properties, McGraw-Hill, New York, pages 4.1-4.29 (1995).

Polarizers (and beamsplitters)., Bennett, J., in Handbook of Optics, Vol. 2: Devices, Measurements, and Properties, McGraw-Hill, New York, pages 3.1-3.62 (1995).

Prisms., Meyer-Arendt, J., in Introduction to Classical and Modern Optics, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, pages 14-17 (1995).

The basis of Seventeenth-Century optics., Ronchi, V., in Optics: The Science of Vision, Dover Publications, New York, pages 24-66 (1991).

Prisms., Smith, W., in Modern Optical Engineering: The Design of Optical Systems (second edition), McGraw-Hill, New York, pages 87-118 (1990).

Prisms., O'Shea, D., in Elements of Modern Optical Design, Wiley-Interscience, New York, pages 130-140 (1985).

Plane surfaces and prisms., Jenkins, F. and White, H., in Fundamentals of Optics, McGraw-Hill, New York, pages 24-43 (1976).

Optics of solids., Fowles, G., in Introduction to Modern Optics, Dover Publications, New York, pages 152-201 (1975).

Image orientation., Walles, S. and Hopkins, R., in Applied Optics: 2, Optical Society of America, New York, pages 1447-1452 (1964).

Reflection and refraction., Johnson, B., in Optics and Optical Instruments, Dover Publications, New York, pages 1-20 (1960).

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