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Optical Engineering

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Participants should join this course because it helps them understand how optics is used in real engineering applications. The course explains optics in a simple and practical way, making it easy to connect theory with real devices and systems. Through hands-on labs and software tools, learners gain useful skills in optical design and analysis. This course is especially helpful for students who want to work in areas like opto-electronics, photonics, imaging, or measurement systems, and who want a strong foundation in optics for their future careers.

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Optical Engineering

30 Lectures

1002 min

  • Introduction to Optical Engineering

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    53 min

  • Geometric Optics Basics | Optical Engineering

    42 min

  • Refraction at a single surface | Optical Engineering

    43 min

  • Lab 1 Introduction to OSLO | Optical Engineering

    26 min

  • Stops and Rays | Optical Engineering

    53 min

  • Aperture Stop | Part 1 | Optical Engineering

    19 min

  • Aperture Stop | Part 2 | Optical Engineering

    27 min

  • Lab 2 | OSLO | Optical Engineering

    26 min

  • Tracing Rays through Optical Pupils | Part 1 | Optical Engineering

    23 min

  • Tracing Rays through Optical Pupils | Part 2 | Optical Engineering

    15 min

  • Ray Tracing Matrix | Part 1 | Optical Engineering

    32 min

  • Ray Tracing Matrix | Part 2 | Optical Engineering

    23 min

  • Principal Planes | Optical Engineering

    36 min

  • Lab 3 OSLO | Optical Engineering

    25 min

  • Imaging Equation for Thick Lens with ABCD Matrix | Optical Engineering

    12 min

  • Aberrations | Optical Engineering

    38 min

  • Monochromatic Aberrations | Part 1 | Optical Engineering

    48 min

  • Monochromatic Aberrations | Part 2 | Optical Engineering

    45 min

  • Lab 4 - OSLO | Optical Engineering

    16 min

  • Chromatic Aberrations | Aberration Correction | Optical Engineering

    48 min

  • Aberration Correction | Optical Engineering

    26 min

  • Revisiting Ray Intercept Curves | Optical Engineering

    17 min

  • Lab 5 - OSLO | Optical Engineering

    5 min

  • Interesting Geometric Phenomena & Applications | Optical Engineering

    29 min

  • Gaussian Beams Introduction | Optical Engineering

    62 min

  • Gaussian Beams | Optical Engineering

    35 min

  • Lab 6 - OSLO | Optical Engineering

    33 min

  • Transformation of a Gaussian Beam | Optical Engineering

    48 min

  • Gaussian Beam Transformation by Lens & Mirror | Optical Engineering

    52 min

  • Application of Gaussian Beam Equations | Optical Engineering

    45 min

Course details

Optics is used in many modern technologies, from everyday devices to precise measurement systems. Today, optics is not limited to research labs—it is widely applied in areas like opto-electronics, metrology, and engineering systems that combine optics with electronics and mechanical design.This course introduces the basic ideas of optics in a simple and practical way, suitable for engineering students. It begins with geometric optics, then covers Gaussian optics and wave optics. Real engineering examples are discussed to show how these concepts are used in practice.Along with theory, the course includes a lab component. Students will use optical design software (OSLO) to learn geometric optics through hands-on exercises, and tools like Python or MATLAB to understand wave optics through simulations.
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Course suitable for

  • Automotive
  • Electrical
  • Engineering & Design
  • Research & Developmnet
  • Project Management

Key topics covered

  • Introduction to the course and optical engineering basics

  • Understanding light as rays in geometric optics

  • Refraction of light at a single surface

  • Lab: getting started with OSLO optical design software

  • Stops and apertures and their role in optical systems

  • Clear understanding of aperture stop and field stop

  • Lab: hands-on practice using OSLO software

  • Image formation using thick lenses

  • Ray tracing using matrix method – part 1

  • Ray tracing using matrix method – part 2

  • Principal planes and focal points in optical systems

  • Image formation by lenses and basic formulas

  • Lens maker’s formula and its applications

  • Paraxial approximation to simplify ray optics

  • Fermat’s principle and light path behavior

  • Refraction at curved surfaces like lenses and mirrors

  • Multiple lens systems and combined optical setups

  • Introduction to optical aberrations

  • Types of aberrations and their effect on image quality

  • Basics of Gaussian optics and beam behavior

  • Wave nature of light and wave optics basics

  • Interference of light waves

  • Diffraction and spreading of light

  • Polarization and orientation of light waves

  • Engineering applications of interference and diffraction

  • Optical instruments such as microscopes and telescopes

  • Practical examples of optical instruments

  • Basics of lasers and coherent light

  • Gaussian laser beams and their properties

  • Lab: wave optics demonstrations using Python or MATLAB

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