COURSE DETAIL
This course provides the basic tools and knowledge needed to design optical systems. At the end of the course, students will be able to take system requirements, select possible components and approaches, create candidate designs, and analyze and optimize their performance. Students learn and utilize standard optical design tools, particularly ray-tracing, as well as learning how to create custom system models with wave, polarization, or Gaussian-beam optical modeling. The course objectives include basic design techniques for ray optics; wave optics in isotopic media; design concepts for optical instruments (microscope, telescope, camera lenses); aberration in optical system (real world problems); how to select optical components (lenses, fibers, optical source and detectors); and optical CAD tools discussion (ZEMAX education version).