Opti696D: Engineering of Optical Systems.
This class introduces students to systems engineering issues using commercial optical systems as examples.  In this class, Teams of students will each be assigned a particular optical system (i.e. laser printer).  They will research these systems and do some reverse engineering on a supplied system.  Each team will provide two presentations to the class:

1.      System overview

·         Describe the class of systems (i.e. laser printers), stating the key metrics

·         Explain the principles of how the system works

·         Identify key subsystems, relate system performance to subsystem requirements.

·         Summarize the current state of technology for this type of system

2.      Analysis of specific system

·         Disassemble the system and show key components and subsystems

·         Discuss features of this system and surmise design decisions

The first 5 weeks of the class will be examples presented by the instructors.  The remaining classes will consist of the student presentations and discussions.