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Optical Materials, Fabrication and Testing for the Optical Engineer (SC1086)

Course Level: Introductory

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Length (hours): 4.5

Course
Description

This course is designed to give the optical engineer or lens designer an introduction to the technologies and techniques of optical materials, fabrication and testing. This knowledge will help the optical engineer understand how the choice of optical specifications and tolerances can either lead to more cost effective optical components, or can excessively drive the price up. Topics covered include optical materials, traditional, CNC and novel optical fabrication technologies, surface testing and fabrication tolerances.

SPIE online courses are on-demand and self-paced, with access for one year. For more information: ONLINE COURSES

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Preview

Learning
Outcomes

This course will enable you to:

identify key mechanical, chemical and thermal properties of optical materials (glass, crystals and ceramics) and how they affect the optical system performance and cost of optical components
describe the basic processes of optical fabrication
define meaningful surface and dimensional tolerances
communicate effectively with optical fabricators
design optical components that are able to be manufactured and measured using state of the art optical fabrication technologies
choose the optimum specifications and tolerances for your next project

identify key mechanical, chemical and thermal properties of optical materials (glass, crystals and ceramics) and how they affect the optical system performance and cost of optical components
describe the basic processes of optical fabrication
define meaningful surface and dimensional tolerances
communicate effectively with optical fabricators
design optical components that are able to be manufactured and measured using state of the art optical fabrication technologies
choose the optimum specifications and tolerances for your next project

Intended
Audience

Optical engineers, lens designers, or managers who wish to learn more about how optical materials, fabrication and testing affect the optical designer. Undergraduate training in engineering or science is assumed.

About the
Instructor

Jessica DeGroote Nelson is the Senior Director of Optical Product Development at Edmund Optics. She is an adjunct faculty member at The Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester teaching both an undergraduate and graduate course on Optical Fabrication and Testing, and has given several guest lectures on optical fabrication and metrology methods. She earned a Ph.D. in Optics at The Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester. Dr. Nelson is a member of both SPIE and Optica.

Jessica DeGroote Nelson is the Director of Technology and Strategy at Optimax Systems, Inc. She is an adjunct faculty member at The Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester teaching both an undergraduate and graduate course on Optical Fabrication and Testing, and has given several guest lectures on optical fabrication and metrology methods. She earned a Ph.D. in Optics at The Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester. Dr. Nelson is a member of both OSA and SPIE.

Additional
Notes

This course is also available in our pre-recorded online format. Learn more about our online courses here.

Attendee testimonial:
The instructor did a wonderful job. I would highly recommend her. She communicated well.
Excellent course! Well explained. The videos helped a lot to illustrate the examples.
Well organized, I learned a lot.

This online course includes full video recording of the instructor.