Optical Design, 5 op

Online studies on basic physics needed in optical design. Analysis and design tasks of optical systems using commercially available software

1. Basics of optical design
History of optical design
Basic physics
Optical system and ray tracing
Optical surfaces
Coordinate system
Optical materials
Optical ray definitions
Resolution
Optical aberrations

2. Basics of design software
Introduction to OpTaliX
Illumination
Optimization

3. Design exercises