| | Standard Course Syllabus | Course Supervisor | Date of Approval |
| | Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Collins | February 4, 1999 |
| | 917 | Advanced Optical Concepts |
| | 2. | CATALOG DESCRIPTION |
| | Fiber and integrated optics and their applications, optical transfer functions, aberrations, optical thick holograms, numerical |
| | optical computing, and liquid crystals. |
| | Quarters of Offering | Credits | | Level | Class Meeting |
| | Wi Qtr (odd years). | 3 | G |
| | Course Prerequisites |
| | Prereq: 716 or permission of instructor. |
| | 3. | PREREQUISITES BY TOPIC |
| | Basic optics as taught for example in freshman-sophomore physics; beginning electromagnetic theory, junior or senior level; |
| | beginning electromagnetic theory of optics |
| | Courses that require this as a direct prerequisite |
| | none |
| | 4. | Text(s) and Other Course Materials | Author(s) | Publisher |
| | No text |
| | References (supplemental reading) |
| | [1] Born and Wolf, Principles of Optics |
| | 5. | COURSE OBJECTIVES |
| | 1. To learn the behavior of and how to use simple near-field and far-field diffraction patterns. Criterion 3(a)) |
| | 2. To understand the source of and applications of optical point response functions and optical transfer functions. |
| | (Criterion 3(b)) |
| | 3. To understand third order optical aberrations, their sources and applications. (Criterion 3(a)) |
| | 4. To be familiar with the operation of computer-aided optical system analysis programs. (Criterion 3(a)) |
| | 5. To be familiar with the procedures for calculating the configurations in liquid crystal cells and calculating the propagation |
| | of light through such cells. (Criterion 3(a)) |
| | 6. To understand the operation and applications of simple thick holograms. (Criterion 3(a)) |
| | 6. | TOPICS AND (# OF LECTURES) |
| | Near field diffraction of round and rectangular apertures (4) |
| | Optical point response functions and transfer functions (7) |
| | Optical aberrations (3) |
| | Computer-aided optical system analysis (4) |
| | Liquid crystals (6) |
| | Thick holograms (6) |
| | 7. | CLASS MEETING PATTERN | (For example, "3cl." means 3 48-min classes per week.) |
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