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OPTI 502
Optical Design and Instrumentation I
Fall 2007
Tues/Thurs  8:00-9:15
Meinel Room 307

 
Instructor: John E. Greivenkamp
Optical Sciences Center, Rm. 741
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ  85721
(520) 621-2942 Phone
(520) 621-9691 FAX
greiven@arizona.edu

Office Hours:
Monday 2:00-3:00
or By Appointment

 
Teaching Assistant and Grader:
Jin Park
rpark@optics.arizona.edu


Office Hours: M 3:00-4:00 7th Floor West Wing
W 2:00-3:00 7th Floor West Wing

Teaching Assistant and Grader:
Leo Montilla
lmontilla@optics.arizona.edu


Office Hours: Tu 1:00-2:00 7th Floor West Wing
Th 1:00-2:00 7th Floor West Wing

Goal:  This course will provide the student with a fundamental understanding of optical system design and instrumentation.  The course begins with the foundations of geometrical optics, which includes the first-order properties of systems, and paraxial raytracing, continues with a discussion of elementary optical systems, and concludes with an introduction to optical materials and dispersion.  A special emphasis is placed upon the practical aspects of the design of optical systems.

Instructor Notes:  Will be required and will be distributed at cost.

Required Text:  Field Guide to Geometrical Optics, J. E. Greivenkamp    ISBN: 0819452947
(Field Guide Errata)

References:   A useful list of optics references

Homework Assignments & Solution Sets:  These will be posted as .pdf files through this website.  Solutions will be posted after the due date for the homework set.  If you need Acrobat Reader to view .pdf files, please see the Adobe website for a free download.

Exam Schedule:

Midterm

 10/11/07 (Lecture 16)

Final Exam - Take Home (24HR)

 Week of 11/26/07 (Lectures 28-29)

Final Exam - In Class

 12/11/07
Last Day of Class 12/04/07

Homework Schedule:

Homework Set

Assigned

Due

Solutions
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

Downloads (updated throughout the semester):

General
Schott Glass Catalog Blank Ray Trace Sheets
Hoya Glass Catalog  

Midterm Exams
   
   
   
   

Projects
   
   
   

Final Exams
   
   
   
   

Equation Sheets
Midterm Equations Final Equations

NOTE: Some of the past exams cover material not included in the Fall 2006 Midterm Exam.
NOTE: Some of the past exams cover material not included in the Fall 2006 Final Exam.

Special Instructions for Distance Students

Grading Policies

Syllabus

Academic Integrity

Links
MIL-HDBK 141 Online SPIE The International Society for Optical Engineering
Optical Society of America Surplus Optics
502 Discussion Forum