Design of High-Performance Optical Systems
University of Colorado Boulder
This course can also be taken for academic credit as ECEA 5602, part of CU Boulderâs Master of Science in Electrical Engineering degree. Optical instruments are how we see the world, from corrective eyewear to medical endoscopes to cell phone cameras to orbiting telescopes. This course extends what you have learned about first-order, paraxial system design and optical resolution and efficiency with the introduction to real lenses and their imperfections. We begin with a description of how diffe
About this Course
This course can also be taken for academic credit as ECEA 5602, part of CU Boulderâs Master of Science in Electrical Engineering degree. Optical instruments are how we see the world, from corrective eyewear to medical endoscopes to cell phone cameras to orbiting telescopes. This course extends what you have learned about first-order, paraxial system design and optical resolution and efficiency with the introduction to real lenses and their imperfections. We begin with a description of how diffe
What You'll Learn
- Describe how different wavelengths propagate through systems
- Develop strategies for correcting aberrations and enhancing the performance of optical instruments in various applications
- Describe the nature and effects of optical aberrations, particularly in high-angle, non-paraxial systems
Instructors
Robert McLeod
Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering