This course introduces each of the following basic areas of optics, from an engineering point of view: geometrical optics, image quality, flux transfer, sources, detectors, and lasers. Basic calculations and concepts are emphasized.
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This course introduces each of the following basic areas of optics, from an engineering point of view: geometrical optics, image quality, flux transfer, sources, detectors, and lasers. Basic calculations and concepts are emphasized.
This course introduces each of the following basic areas of optics, from an engineering point of view: geometrical optics, image quality, flux transfer, sources, detectors, and lasers. Basic calculations and concepts are emphasized.
Course
Preview
Learning
Outcomes
This course will enable you to:
compute the following image properties: size, location, fidelity, brightness
estimate diffraction-limited imaging performance
explain optical diagrams
describe the factors that affect flux transfer efficiency, and their quantitative description
compute the spectral distribution of a source
describe the difference between photon and thermal detectors
calculate the signal to noise performance of a sensor (D* and noise equivalent power)
differentiate between sensitivity and responsivity
explain the main factors of laser beams: monochromaticity, collimation, and propagation
compute the following image properties: size, location, fidelity, brightness
estimate diffraction-limited imaging performance
explain optical diagrams
describe the factors that affect flux transfer efficiency, and their quantitative description
compute the spectral distribution of a source
describe the difference between photon and thermal detectors
calculate the signal to noise performance of a sensor (D* and noise equivalent power)
differentiate between sensitivity and responsivity
explain the main factors of laser beams: monochromaticity, collimation, and propagation
Module 1: Introduction to Light
explain what the electromagnetic spectrum is
define light
describe how light is generated
list the basic properties of light
Module 2: Interference and Diffraction
define light as a wave
explain how light waves interfere
explain how an anti-reflection coating works
describe what diffraction is
Module 3: Geometrical Optics
describe light behavior using rays
define reflection and refraction
perform calculations for a basic imaging system
define aberrations
Module 4: Radiometry
define radiometry
calculate flux transfer through an optical system
describe a Lambertian Radiator
Module 5: Thermal Sources of Radiation
describe the light spectrum emitted by a warm object
explain how to use Planck's equation
explain emissivity as it is related to thermal sources
Module 6: Optical Performance Measurements
define Modulation Transfer Function
explain how Modulation Transfer Function is measured
describe Noise Equivalent Temperature Difference (NETD)
describe Minimum Resolvable Temperature Difference (MRTD)
Module 7: Detectors
describe what an optical detector is
explain the differences between photon and thermal detectors
describe the characteristics used to specify detectors
describe how noise is defined and minimized in an optical system
Module 8: Lasers
describe the operation characteristics of a laser
explain how a laser generates light
describe how the output of a laser is defined and measured
explain the differences between common laser types
compute the following image properties: size, location, fidelity, brightness
estimate diffraction-limited imaging performance
explain optical diagrams
describe the factors that affect flux transfer efficiency, and their quantitative description
compute the spectral distribution of a source
describe the difference between photon and thermal detectors
calculate the signal to noise performance of a sensor (D* and noise equivalent power)
differentiate between sensitivity and responsivity
explain the main factors of laser beams: monochromaticity, collimation, and propagation
Intended
Audience
This class is intended for engineers, technicians, and managers who need to understand and apply basic optics concepts in their work. The basics in each of the areas are covered, and are intended for those with little or no prior background in optics, or for those who need a fundamental refresher course.
This class is intended for engineers, technicians, and managers who need to understand and apply basic optics concepts in their work. The basics in each of the areas are covered, and are intended for those with little or no prior background in optics, or for those who need a fundamental refresher course.
This class is intended for engineers, technicians, and managers who need to understand and apply basic optics concepts in their work. The basics in each of the areas are covered, and are intended for those with little or no prior background in optics, or for those who need a fundamental refresher course.
About the
Instructor
Alfred Ducharme
is a professor of optics and electrical engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Central Florida. He received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts - Lowell, and both a M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Central Florida - School of Optics (CREOL). Dr. Ducharme is the Program Coordinator for the 4-year undergraduate program in Photonics (BSEET-Photonics) offered by the Engineering Technology Department.
Menelaos Poutous
is an Assoc. Professor of Interdisciplinary Optics in the Department of Physics & Optical Science, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He previously held a Principal Development Engineer’s position at Digital Optics Corporation, and before that, he was Lecturer with the Department of Physics at Emory University. He received his Doctorate from the School of Physics at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA. He has been teaching Optics undergraduate and graduate courses of all levels for the last 25 years. His research interests are in spectroscopy, diffractive micro-optical elements, photo-lithographic fabrication processes, micro-optics in laser cavities and artificial optical surfaces. He is a senior member of SPIE.
Alfred Ducharme
is a professor of optics and electrical engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Central Florida. He received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts - Lowell, and both a M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Central Florida - School of Optics (CREOL). Dr. Ducharme is the Program Coordinator for the 4-year undergraduate program in Photonics (BSEET-Photonics) offered by the Engineering Technology Department.
Menelaos Poutous
is an Assoc. Professor of Interdisciplinary Optics in the Department of Physics & Optical Science, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He previously held a Principal Development Engineer’s position at Digital Optics Corporation, and before that, he was Lecturer with the Department of Physics at Emory University. He received his Doctorate from the School of Physics at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA. He has been teaching Optics undergraduate and graduate courses of all levels for the last 25 years. His research interests are in spectroscopy, diffractive micro-optical elements, photo-lithographic fabrication processes, micro-optics in laser cavities and artificial optical surfaces. He is a senior member of SPIE.
Textbooks
COURSE PRICE INCLUDES the eBook Basic Electro-Optics for Electrical Engineers (SPIE Press, 1998) by Glenn D. Boreman.;
