2.71 / 2.710 — Fall 2004: Optics, Volume III

<p><b><font size="3"> See also: <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/277011"> 2.71/2.710 - Fall 2004: Optics, Volume I </a> And <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/299828"> 2.71/2.710 - Fall 2004: Optics, Volume II </a></b></font> <p>This course is an introduction to optical science with elementary engineering applications. Topics covered include geometrical optics: ray-tracing, aberrations, lens design, apertures and stops, radiometry and photometry; wave optics: basic electrodynamics, polarization, interference, wave-guiding, Fresnel and Faunhofer diffraction, image formation, resolution, and space-bandwidth product. Emphasis is on analytical and numerical tools used in optical design. Graduate students are required to complete additional assignments with stronger analytical content, and an advanced design project.