Chapter 1. Introduction—Technology Overview and Unifying Principles.

1.1 Optical Scanning Characteristics and Disciplines.

1.2 Active and Passive Scanning.

1.3 Input, Output, and Remote Sensing Systems.

1.4 Optical and Resolution Invariants; Optical Transfer.

1.5 System Architecture.

Chapter 2. Scanning Theory and Processes.

2.1 The Point Spread Function and Its Convolution.

2.2 Quantized or Digitized Scan.

2.3 Gaussian Beam Propagation.

2.4 Scanned Quality and Modulation Transfer Function.

Chapter 3. Scanned Resolution.

3.1 Influence and Significance of Scanned Resolution.

3.2 Aperture Shape Factor.

3.3 The Resolution Equation, the Resolution Invariant, and Beam Propagation.

3.4 Augmented Resolution.

3.5 Resolution in Passive and Remote Sensing Systems.

Chapter 4. Scanner Devices and Techniques.

4.1 Scanner Technology Organization.

4.2 High-Inertia Scanning.

4.3 Rotating Polygons.

4.4 Holographic Scanners.

4.5 Oscillatory (Vibrational) Scanners.

4.6 Scanner-Lens Relationships.

4.7 Low-Inertia Scanning.

4.8 Acoustooptic Scanners .

4.9 Electrooptic (Gradient) Scanners.

4.10 Agile Beam Steering.

Chapter 5. Control of  Scanner Beam Misplacement.

5.1 Cross-Scan Error and Its Correction.

5.2 The Ghost Image and Its Elimination.

Chapter 6. Summary—Major Scanner Characteristics.

6.1 Comparison of Major Scanner Types.

References.

Index.