OPTI502
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OPTI502 - Optical Design and Instrumentation I
Course ID
025039
Course Description
Rays and wavefronts, Snell's Law, mirror and prism systems, Gaussian imagery and cardinal points, paraxial ray tracing, stops and pupils, illumination systems, elementary optical systems, optical materials, dispersion, systems of thin prisms, system analysis using ray trace code, chromatic aberrations and achromatization, monochromatic aberrations, ray fans, spot diagrams, balancing of aberrations, aspheric systems.
Min Units
3
Max Units
3
Repeatable for Credit
No
Grading Basis
GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E
Career
Graduate
Course Requisites
PHYS 142 or PHYS 241.
May be convened with
Component
Discussion
Optional Component
Yes
Component
Lecture
Optional Component
No