OPTI 340

2/08

OPTI 340. Optical Design (3) II.  Use of optical design software, optical materials, aberrations, image evaluation, aberration balancing, design examples. 
P, Opti 201R, 202R, 310. 

Instructor:

Eustace L. Dereniak, Professor
eustace@u.arizona.edu

McKale Memorial Center,
Optical Detection Lab, Ste 200 NW
Phone: (520) 621-1019 or (520) 621-5690
Fax: (520) 621-9104

Office Hours: M & W, 10 – 12pm; Thu: 9:30 -11am Also by appointment

     Link to additional Class Material/Information (detailed syllabus):    
         http://www.optics.arizona.edu/detlab/

Course Description:

This course will provide students with a fundamental understanding of 3^rd order aberrations as applied to lens design.  Emphasis will be on practical understanding of optical design and the use of an optical design computer program (code V-ORA) to correct for 3^rd order aberrations.

Course objectives:

The primary objective of this course is to enable an optical engineering student to:

1.       Design lenses for a particular application.

2.       Develop insight to determine the necessary image quality for an application as well as the limitations of designs.

3.       Develop the knowledge to evaluate lens designs via various figures of merit, i.e., MTF, Strehl ratio.

4.       Provide an understanding of classical lens designs, characteristics/limitations, investigation of certain patents.

Course format:

For each of the third order aberrations, the following will be covered in depth:

·          Wave fans and ray fans (equations, plotting, interpretation).

·          Spot diagrams (appearance, equations, interpretation).

·          Topics unique to particular aberrations.

After covering each aberration individually, methods to interpret and analyze wave fans, ray fans, and spot diagrams that contain multiple third order aberrations will be discussed.  Classical reflective telescopes will be discussed.  Image quality (MTF) and tolerances on a system will be discussed.

Coursework Policies:

Homework:  All problems are to be handed in during class on the date due.  Late homework will be marked off by 50%.  All homework (exams, design problems, etc.) must include your name and course # and be done on one side of an 8½ x 11 sheet of paper.  A deduction of 5 points will be taken from a student’s homework if his/her cellular phone rings during class.

Design Reports:  All design assignments should be completed and turned in as a formal written report.  See example of report format on the class website at: www.optics.arizona.edu/detlab/Classes/Opti340/OPTI340_Spring08/Miscellaneous/Design-Project-Sample-Format.pdf.  Grammar and style play an important part of the grade.  No solutions will be posted for the design problem, due to the number of possible correct solutions.

Course Grading:  

     Homework Problems................ 15%
     Design Projects...................... 30%
     In-Class Quizzes...................... 5%
     Midterm Exams...................... 30%
     Final Exam........................... 20%      

               Some exams will be held in the evenings, from 6-9 p.m.

Required Text:
Fischer, R.E. and Tadic-Galeb, B., Optical System Design, McGraw Hill, 2008. (ISBN:  0-07-134916-2), 2^nd Ed.
Class Notes

Recommended References:
Smith, W. J., Modern Optical Engineering, McGill-Hill, 2000 (ISBN: 0-07-136360-2)
Kingslake, R., Lens Design Fundamentals, Academic Press, 1978 (ISBN: 0124086500)