EOP 601 Optical Design Syllabus

Catalog Description

Chromatic aberrations: doublet lens; telephoto, wide-angle, and normal lenses; triplet lens design and variations; optimization methods and computer lens design; optical transfer functions; telescopes and microscopes; two-mirror telescope design: aspheric surfaces; prism and folded optical systems, rangefinders; gratings and holographic optical elements; anamorphic optical systems; zoom systems.

Textbook

Robert E. Fischer, Biljana Tadic-Galeb, and Paul R. Yoder, Optical System Design, Second Edition, SPIE Press and McGraw-Hill, 2008. ISBN 978-0-07-147248-7.

Grading System

2 exams (20%)
12-14 assignments and design studies (70%)
final design study (10%)

Topics

• Ray tracing and image evaluation
• Introduction to CODE V
• Optimization methods and computer lens design
• Telephoto, wide-angle and normal lenses
• Optical transfer functions
• Aspheric surfaces
• Telescopes and microscopes
• Optical tolerancing
• Prism and folded optical systems, rangefinders

Course Requirements

This course mixes lectures on geometrical optics and lens design with computer lab sessions using ZEMAX and Matlab.

Late, unexcused, assignments and design studies receive a maximum score of 70%.

Maintained by John Loomis, last updated 12 May 2009