Handbook of Plastic Optics, 2nd Edition

Stefan Baumer studied physics at the University of Bonn, Germany, and Washington State University, where he received his Master of Science degree in 1988. He subsequently returned to Germany to finish his Ph.D. degree at the Institute of Optics of the Technical University Berlin in 1995. Since then he has been working in several positions for Philips in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Dr. Baumer currently holds the post of senior optical systems designer at Philips Applied Technologies. His work focuses on optical systems design with a specialization in plastic optics, involving close cooperation with injection molding companies.