Graduate Program

Term Schedule

Spring 2021

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OPT 407-1 Sem Practicum Brian McIntyre MW 3:25PM - 4:40PM
Overview of techniques for using the SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope) and Scanning Probe (AFM, STM) and analyzing data. Students perform independent lab projects commensurate with their graduate research. Location Wilmot Room 116 (MW 3:25PM - 4:40PM)
OPT 412-1 Quantum Mechanics - Optics Taco Visser TR 2:00PM - 3:15PM
This course covers the topics in modern quantum theory which are relevant to atomic physics, radiation theory, and quantum optics. The theory is developed in terms of Hilbert space operators. The quantum mechanics of simple systems, including the harmonic oscillator, spin, and the one-electron atoms, are reviewed.Finally, methods of calculation useful in modern quantum optics are discussed. These include manipulation of coherent states, the Bloch spere representation, and conventional perturbation theory.Prerequisite: One course in undergraduate wave mechanics or permission of instructor.References: Cohen-Tannoudji, Diu and Laloe, Merzbacher, Schiff, Dirac. Location Goergen Hall Room 109 (TR 2:00PM - 3:15PM)
OPT 421-1 Opt Properties of Materials Gary Wicks TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM
Optical properties of materials, primarily via interaction of light with materials electrons and phonons. Excitons, plasmons, polaritons. Optical processes: reflection, refraction, absorption, scattering, Raman scattering (spontaneous and stimulated), light emission (spontaneous and stimulated). Kramers-Kronig relations. Electrooptic effects and optical nonlinearities in solids. Plasmonics. Emphasizes semiconductors; metals and insulators, and gases also discussed. Location Goergen Hall Room 101 (TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM)
OPT 422-1 Color Technology Jennifer Kruschwitz MW 10:25AM - 11:40AM
Color Technology is more than just pigments, dyes, paints, and textiles. Everywhere in modern technology (smart phones, tablets, displays, lighting, cinema, printers, etc.) is the need for a basic understanding of how we measure, identify, communicate, specify, and render color from one device to another. This course addresses color order systems, color spaces, color measurement, color difference, additive and subtractive color, and rendering of color images. The student will learn about color matching, lighting conditions, metamerism, and color constancy. At the semesters end, each student will have compiled a Color Toolbox with useful functions to derive different necessary color values within MatLab. Prerequisites: Linear Algebra, MatLab Location Online Room 19 (ASE) (MW 10:25AM - 11:40AM)
OPT 423-1 Detection of Optcl Radiation Chunlei Guo TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM
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OPT 429-1 Chm Bonds:From Molcls to Mat Todd Krauss MW 10:25AM - 11:40AM
An introduction to the electronic structure of extended materials systems from both a chemical bonding and a condensed matter physics perspective. The course will discuss materials of all length scales from individual molecules to macroscopic three-dimensional crystals, but will focus on zero, one, and two dimensional inorganic materials at the nanometer scale. Specific topics include semiconductor nanocrystals, quantum wires, carbon nanotubes, and conjugated polymers. Location Hylan Building Room 105 (MW 10:25AM - 11:40AM)
OPT 432-1 Opto-Mechanical Victor Genberg MW 4:50PM - 6:05PM
The mechanical design and analysis of optical components and systems will be studied. Topics will include kinematic mounting of optical elements, the analysis of adhesive bonds, and the influence of environmental effects such as gravity, temperature, and vibration on the performance of optical systems. Additional topic include analysis of adaptive optics, the design of lightweight mirrors, thermo-optics and stress-optics (stress birefringence) effects. Emphasis will be placed on integrated analysis whish includes the data transfer between optical design codes and mechanical FEA codes. A term project is required. Location Online Room 30 (ASE) (MW 4:50PM - 6:05PM)
OPT 438-1 Selected Topics in Augmented and Virtual Reality Mujdat Cetin MW 10:25AM - 11:40AM
This is the second course offered as part of the PhD training program on augmented and virtual reality. It builds on the first course, Introduction to Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR). The goal of the course is to provide exposure to problems in the AR/VR domain addressed by various disciplines. The course consists of three one-month long modules in a semester. Modules engage students in particular aspects of AR/VR or hands-on experience on AR/VR. Modules to be offered in various years include: fundamentals of optics for AR/VR; AR/VR in the silicon; foundations of visual perception in the context of AR/VR; computer audition and acoustic rendering; measuring the human brain; deep learning and visual recognition for AR/VR; brain-computer interfacing in a virtual environment; 3D interfaces and interaction; AR/VR for collaborative education & professional training. In Spring 2021, the following three modules will be offered: 1) AR/VR in the silicon (Prof. Yuhao Zhu). This module will first take a look at how AR and VR are evolving and some applications and use cases. Then, we will provide a review of some of the key technology challenges in silicon, a.k.a., processor chips, that need to be overcome before widespread deployment of AR and VR and the breakthroughs in silicon that are required to enable this future. We will then discuss some recent advances proposed to meet the silicon performance/power targets. 2) Brain-computer interfacing in a virtual environment (Prof. Mujdat Cetin). Brain-computer interface (BCI) systems aim to establish direct interaction channels between the brain and external devices. In this module, we will explore recent and ongoing efforts to couple noninvasive EEG-based BCIs with AR/VR systems. The module will cover topics including (1) brain activity as a control signal in AR/VR systems, (2) cognitive state monitoring and affective BCIs in virtual environments, (3) analyzing neural activity to guide AR/VR system design. 3) Professional encounters with leading AR/VR researchers. This module will involve a series of seminars and discussion sessions with leading AR/VR researchers from academia and industry.Prerequisites: ECE 410 or OPT 410 or BME 410 or NSCI 415 or CSC 413 or CVSC 534 Location Online Room 17 (ASE) (MW 10:25AM - 11:40AM)
OPT 442-1 Instrumental Optics Jannick Rolland-Thompson R 6:15PM - 8:55PM
This course provides an in-depth understanding of the principles and practices of optical instrumentation: Optical metrology, including wavefront and surface metrology, interferometric instruments and interferogram analysis, coherence and coherence-based instruments, phase measurement and phase-shifting interferometry; spectroscopic instrumentation, including the Fourier transfrom spectrometer, the Fabry-Perot interferometer, and the grating monochromator; image plane characterization (star test, Ronchi test, and modulation transfer function); the influence of illumination and partial coherence on image forming systems, including microscopes, systems for projection lithography, and displays. Location Online Room 30 (ASE) (R 6:15PM - 8:55PM)
OPT 444-1 Lens Design Julie Bentley TR 3:25PM - 4:40PM
A review of geometrical optics and 3rd order aberration theory. Specification documents. Image assessment: ray intercept plots, wavefront analysis, spot diagrams, MTFs, and point spread functions. Optimization theory, damped least squares, global optimization, merit functions, variables and constraints. Glass, plastic, UV and IR materials. Aspheres, GRINs, and diffractive optics. Secondary spectrum, spherochromatism, higher order aberrations. Induced aberrations. Splitting and compounding lens elements. Aplanats and anastigmats. Refractive design forms: landscape lens, achromatic doublet, Cooke triplet, Double Gauss, Petzval lens, wide angle, telephoto, and eyepieces. Reflective design forms: parabola, Cassegrain, Schmidt, Ritchey Cretian, Gregorian, three mirror anastigmat, and reflective triplet. Computer aided lens design exercises using CodeV - includes a 4-6 week individual lens design project. Location Goergen Hall Room 108 (TR 3:25PM - 4:40PM)
OPT 444-2 Lens Design - Recitation Julie Bentley R 4:50PM - 6:05PM
A review of geometrical optics and 3rd order aberration theory. Specification documents. Image assessment: ray intercept plots, wavefront analysis, spot diagrams, MTFs, and point spread functions. Optimization theory, damped least squares, global optimization, merit functions, variables and constraints. Glass, plastic, UV and IR materials. Aspheres, GRINs, and diffractive optics. Secondary spectrum, spherochromatism, higher order aberrations. Induced aberrations. Splitting and compounding lens elements. Aplanats and anastigmats. Refractive design forms: landscape lens, achromatic doublet, Cooke triplet, Double Gauss, Petzval lens, wide angle, telephoto, and eyepieces. Reflective design forms: parabola, Cassegrain, Schmidt, Ritchey Cretian, Gregorian, three mirror anastigmat, and reflective triplet. Computer aided lens design exercises using CodeV - includes a 4-6 week individual lens design project. Location Computer Studies Room 209 (R 4:50PM - 6:05PM)
OPT 444-3 Lens Design - Recitation Julie Bentley T 4:50PM - 6:05PM
A review of geometrical optics and 3rd order aberration theory. Specification documents. Image assessment: ray intercept plots, wavefront analysis, spot diagrams, MTFs, and point spread functions. Optimization theory, damped least squares, global optimization, merit functions, variables and constraints. Glass, plastic, UV and IR materials. Aspheres, GRINs, and diffractive optics. Secondary spectrum, spherochromatism, higher order aberrations. Induced aberrations. Splitting and compounding lens elements. Aplanats and anastigmats. Refractive design forms: landscape lens, achromatic doublet, Cooke triplet, Double Gauss, Petzval lens, wide angle, telephoto, and eyepieces. Reflective design forms: parabola, Cassegrain, Schmidt, Ritchey Cretian, Gregorian, three mirror anastigmat, and reflective triplet. Computer aided lens design exercises using CodeV - includes a 4-6 week individual lens design project. Location Hylan Building Room 201 (T 4:50PM - 6:05PM)
OPT 448-1 Vision and the Eye Sarah Walters TR 4:50PM - 6:05PM
This course will reveal the intricate optical and neural machinery inside the eye that allows us to see. It will describe the physical and biological processes that set the limits on our perception of patterns of light that vary in luminance and color across space and time, We will compare the human eye with the acute eyes of predatory birds and the compound eyes of insects. The course will also describe exciting new optical technologies for correcting vision and for imaging the inside of the eye with unprecedented resolution, and how these technologies can help us understand and even cure diseases of the eye. The class is intended to be accessible to advanced undergraduate students, especially those majoring in Optics, Biomedical Engineering, or Brain and Cognitive Science, but is recommended for anyone with a curiosity about vision or an interest in biomedical applications of optics. The course will also serve as an introduction to the study of vision for graduate students. Location Hylan Building Room 202 (TR 4:50PM - 6:05PM)
OPT 450-1 Polarization Thomas Brown TR 2:00PM - 3:15PM
This course covers the fundamentals necessary to understand the behavior of fully and partially polarized light, and the significant range of applications and optical systems in which polarization is important. Topics include foundational electromagnetic theories of propagation and scattering, polarized plane waves, polarization eigenstates, Jones and Mueller Calculii, ellipsometry, polarization in multilayers and gratings, principles of polarization effects in focusing and imaging, polarization metrology, and topics in polarization coherence. Location (TR 2:00PM - 3:15PM)
OPT 456-1 Optics Laboratory Jennifer Kruschwitz M 1:00PM - 4:00PM
This is an intensive laboratory course with experiments that likely included the following: 1. Transverse and axial mode structure of a gas laser.2. Detector calibration using a blackbody.3. Production of a white light viewable transmission hologram.4. Acousto-optic modulation.5. Twyman-Green interferometry.6. Optical Fibers Laser.7. The Pockels cell as an optical modulator.8. Optical beats (heterodyning) and CATV.9. The YAG laser and second harmonic generation.10. Fourier optics and optical filtering.11. Lens Evaluation.12. Modulation Transfer Function.13. Applications and properties of pulsed dye laser.14. Holographic optical elements.15. Properties of Gaussian beams. Location Wilmot Room 504 (M 1:00PM - 4:00PM)
OPT 462-1 Electromagnetic Waves Govind Agrawal TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM
This course covers topics in electromagnetic theory that serve as a foundation for classical descriptions of many optical phenomena. A partial list of topics includes: review of Maxwell's equations, boundary conditions, and wave equations; polarization of light; crystal optics; vector, scalar, and Hertz potentials; radiation from accelerated charges; electric and magnetic dipole radiation; Lorentz atom description of the interaction of light with matter; scattering; optical waveguides. Location Online Room 10 (ASE) (TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM)
OPT 465-1 Principles of Lasers Xi-Cheng Zhang F 9:00AM - 12:00PM
This course provides an up-to-date knowledge of modern laser systems. Topics covered include quantum mechanical treatments to two-level atomic systems, optical gain, homogenous and inhomogenous broadening, laser resonators and their modes, Gaussian beams, cavity design, pumping schemes, rate equations, Q switching, mode-locking, various gas, liquid, and solid-state lasers. Location Online Room 19 (ASE) (F 9:00AM - 12:00PM)
OPT 472-1 Opt Microscopy in Bio&Med Michael Giacomelli TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM
This course will review the engineering of optical system for biomedical microscopy by exploring widely used biomedical imaging systems such as confocal microscopy, multiphoton microscopy and optical coherent tomography among others. These techniques will be introduced in the context of the imaging problems they solve with a goal of giving students a broad, undergraduate level understanding of the constraints and solutions to biomedical microscopy. The graduate version of this course will include additional assignments and be appropriate for graduate students starting out in biomedical optics. Prerequisites: OPT261 and BME270. Location Online Room 29 (ASE) (TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM)
OPT 481-1 Gen Management of New Venture Duncan Moore T 6:10PM - 9:10PM
This course provides an opportunity to examine the management practices associated with innovation and new business development. The analysis of entrepreneurship is evaluated from the perspective of start-up ventures and established companies. There is an appraisal of the similarities and differences in the skills and the functions required to develop successful projects in both types of situations. A range of management issues is discussed, including organizational development, analysis of market opportunities, financial planning and control, capitalization, sources of funds, the due-diligence process, and valuing the venture.Course Approach: To expose students to various facets of new venture management and entrepreneurship, classes will consist of lectures, evaluation of current business situation, and presentations by guest speakers. Furthermore, two (one for engineers) case studies must be prepared for the credit. Location Online Room 1 (ASE) (T 6:10PM - 9:10PM)
OPT 482-1 Product Development and Technology Management Mark Wilson M 6:15PM - 8:55PM
In this class we will explore the ISO 9000 product development process and illustrate how to use this process to develop both products and research systems that meet necessary specifications. The class will use systems such as video projectors, CD-ROM drives, bar-code scanners and scanning laser microscopes as examples to illustrate the various concepts. Location Goergen Hall Room 108 (M 6:15PM - 8:55PM)
OPT 483-1 Computational Imaging – TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM
Computational Imaging is a graduate-level introduction to optical systems as an integral part of the sense-process-decide-act cycle. This cycle is central to the operation of any goal-directed system, biological or engineered. Students will gain a basic understanding of the mechanisms by which information about a scene is encoded on an electro-magnetic wave. Furthermore, the students will learn to analyze the information extraction process realized via the chain of front-end optics, transduction, and post-processing. The objective of the course is to understand how optics, photon-to-electron transduction, and post-detection processing can be jointly designed to enable sensors with unique optical capabilities. Location (TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM)
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OPT 544-1 Advanced Lens Design Julie Bentley MW 2:00PM - 3:15PM
Complex zoom lenses and multi-mirror reflective systems are discussed detail starting with first principles. Other topics include materials for other wavelength bands, tolerancing, sensitivity analysis, monte carlo analysis, ghost and stray light analysis. Students required to complete two complex group design projects. Location Gavett Hall Room 206 (MW 2:00PM - 3:15PM)
OPT 544-2 Advanced Lens Design-REC Julie Bentley F 2:00PM - 3:15PM
Complex zoom lenses and multi-mirror reflective systems are discussed detail starting with first principles. Other topics include materials for other wavelength bands, tolerancing, sensitivity analysis, monte carlo analysis, ghost and stray light analysis. Students required to complete two complex group design projects. Location Hutchison Hall Room 473 (F 2:00PM - 3:15PM)
OPT 561-1 Advanced Imaging James Fienup MW 10:25AM - 11:40AM
Advanced topics in imaging, concentrating on computed imaging, Fourier-transform-based imaging, and unconventional imaging, with emphasis on imaging through aberrating media (particularly atmospheric turbulence), in mathematical depth. Topics are selected from the following: stellar (speckle, Michelson, and intensity) interferometry, wavefront sensing for adaptive optics, phase diversity; pupil-plane lensless laser imaging including 2-D and 3-D digital holography, imaging correlography, and X-ray diffraction imaging; Lyot coronography, synthetic-aperture radar, Fourier telescopy, Fourier-transform imaging spectroscopy, structured-illumination superresolution, optical coherence tomography, extended-depth-of-field imaging, and synthetic-aperture radar. Location Wilmot Room 116 (MW 10:25AM - 11:40AM)
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OPT 596-1 Optics Colloquium Jannick Rolland-Thompson M 3:25PM - 4:40PM
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OPT 456-1 Optics Laboratory Jennifer Kruschwitz
This is an intensive laboratory course with experiments that likely included the following: 1. Transverse and axial mode structure of a gas laser.2. Detector calibration using a blackbody.3. Production of a white light viewable transmission hologram.4. Acousto-optic modulation.5. Twyman-Green interferometry.6. Optical Fibers Laser.7. The Pockels cell as an optical modulator.8. Optical beats (heterodyning) and CATV.9. The YAG laser and second harmonic generation.10. Fourier optics and optical filtering.11. Lens Evaluation.12. Modulation Transfer Function.13. Applications and properties of pulsed dye laser.14. Holographic optical elements.15. Properties of Gaussian beams.
OPT 596-1 Optics Colloquium Jannick Rolland-Thompson
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OPT 482-1 Product Development and Technology Management Mark Wilson
In this class we will explore the ISO 9000 product development process and illustrate how to use this process to develop both products and research systems that meet necessary specifications. The class will use systems such as video projectors, CD-ROM drives, bar-code scanners and scanning laser microscopes as examples to illustrate the various concepts.
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OPT 422-1 Color Technology Jennifer Kruschwitz
Color Technology is more than just pigments, dyes, paints, and textiles. Everywhere in modern technology (smart phones, tablets, displays, lighting, cinema, printers, etc.) is the need for a basic understanding of how we measure, identify, communicate, specify, and render color from one device to another. This course addresses color order systems, color spaces, color measurement, color difference, additive and subtractive color, and rendering of color images. The student will learn about color matching, lighting conditions, metamerism, and color constancy. At the semesters end, each student will have compiled a Color Toolbox with useful functions to derive different necessary color values within MatLab. Prerequisites: Linear Algebra, MatLab
OPT 429-1 Chm Bonds:From Molcls to Mat Todd Krauss
An introduction to the electronic structure of extended materials systems from both a chemical bonding and a condensed matter physics perspective. The course will discuss materials of all length scales from individual molecules to macroscopic three-dimensional crystals, but will focus on zero, one, and two dimensional inorganic materials at the nanometer scale. Specific topics include semiconductor nanocrystals, quantum wires, carbon nanotubes, and conjugated polymers.
OPT 438-1 Selected Topics in Augmented and Virtual Reality Mujdat Cetin
This is the second course offered as part of the PhD training program on augmented and virtual reality. It builds on the first course, Introduction to Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR). The goal of the course is to provide exposure to problems in the AR/VR domain addressed by various disciplines. The course consists of three one-month long modules in a semester. Modules engage students in particular aspects of AR/VR or hands-on experience on AR/VR. Modules to be offered in various years include: fundamentals of optics for AR/VR; AR/VR in the silicon; foundations of visual perception in the context of AR/VR; computer audition and acoustic rendering; measuring the human brain; deep learning and visual recognition for AR/VR; brain-computer interfacing in a virtual environment; 3D interfaces and interaction; AR/VR for collaborative education & professional training. In Spring 2021, the following three modules will be offered: 1) AR/VR in the silicon (Prof. Yuhao Zhu). This module will first take a look at how AR and VR are evolving and some applications and use cases. Then, we will provide a review of some of the key technology challenges in silicon, a.k.a., processor chips, that need to be overcome before widespread deployment of AR and VR and the breakthroughs in silicon that are required to enable this future. We will then discuss some recent advances proposed to meet the silicon performance/power targets. 2) Brain-computer interfacing in a virtual environment (Prof. Mujdat Cetin). Brain-computer interface (BCI) systems aim to establish direct interaction channels between the brain and external devices. In this module, we will explore recent and ongoing efforts to couple noninvasive EEG-based BCIs with AR/VR systems. The module will cover topics including (1) brain activity as a control signal in AR/VR systems, (2) cognitive state monitoring and affective BCIs in virtual environments, (3) analyzing neural activity to guide AR/VR system design. 3) Professional encounters with leading AR/VR researchers. This module will involve a series of seminars and discussion sessions with leading AR/VR researchers from academia and industry.Prerequisites: ECE 410 or OPT 410 or BME 410 or NSCI 415 or CSC 413 or CVSC 534
OPT 561-1 Advanced Imaging James Fienup
Advanced topics in imaging, concentrating on computed imaging, Fourier-transform-based imaging, and unconventional imaging, with emphasis on imaging through aberrating media (particularly atmospheric turbulence), in mathematical depth. Topics are selected from the following: stellar (speckle, Michelson, and intensity) interferometry, wavefront sensing for adaptive optics, phase diversity; pupil-plane lensless laser imaging including 2-D and 3-D digital holography, imaging correlography, and X-ray diffraction imaging; Lyot coronography, synthetic-aperture radar, Fourier telescopy, Fourier-transform imaging spectroscopy, structured-illumination superresolution, optical coherence tomography, extended-depth-of-field imaging, and synthetic-aperture radar.
OPT 544-1 Advanced Lens Design Julie Bentley
Complex zoom lenses and multi-mirror reflective systems are discussed detail starting with first principles. Other topics include materials for other wavelength bands, tolerancing, sensitivity analysis, monte carlo analysis, ghost and stray light analysis. Students required to complete two complex group design projects.
OPT 407-1 Sem Practicum Brian McIntyre
Overview of techniques for using the SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope) and Scanning Probe (AFM, STM) and analyzing data. Students perform independent lab projects commensurate with their graduate research.
OPT 432-1 Opto-Mechanical Victor Genberg
The mechanical design and analysis of optical components and systems will be studied. Topics will include kinematic mounting of optical elements, the analysis of adhesive bonds, and the influence of environmental effects such as gravity, temperature, and vibration on the performance of optical systems. Additional topic include analysis of adaptive optics, the design of lightweight mirrors, thermo-optics and stress-optics (stress birefringence) effects. Emphasis will be placed on integrated analysis whish includes the data transfer between optical design codes and mechanical FEA codes. A term project is required.
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
Tuesday
OPT 444-3 Lens Design - Recitation Julie Bentley
A review of geometrical optics and 3rd order aberration theory. Specification documents. Image assessment: ray intercept plots, wavefront analysis, spot diagrams, MTFs, and point spread functions. Optimization theory, damped least squares, global optimization, merit functions, variables and constraints. Glass, plastic, UV and IR materials. Aspheres, GRINs, and diffractive optics. Secondary spectrum, spherochromatism, higher order aberrations. Induced aberrations. Splitting and compounding lens elements. Aplanats and anastigmats. Refractive design forms: landscape lens, achromatic doublet, Cooke triplet, Double Gauss, Petzval lens, wide angle, telephoto, and eyepieces. Reflective design forms: parabola, Cassegrain, Schmidt, Ritchey Cretian, Gregorian, three mirror anastigmat, and reflective triplet. Computer aided lens design exercises using CodeV - includes a 4-6 week individual lens design project.
OPT 481-1 Gen Management of New Venture Duncan Moore
This course provides an opportunity to examine the management practices associated with innovation and new business development. The analysis of entrepreneurship is evaluated from the perspective of start-up ventures and established companies. There is an appraisal of the similarities and differences in the skills and the functions required to develop successful projects in both types of situations. A range of management issues is discussed, including organizational development, analysis of market opportunities, financial planning and control, capitalization, sources of funds, the due-diligence process, and valuing the venture.Course Approach: To expose students to various facets of new venture management and entrepreneurship, classes will consist of lectures, evaluation of current business situation, and presentations by guest speakers. Furthermore, two (one for engineers) case studies must be prepared for the credit.
Tuesday and Thursday
OPT 462-1 Electromagnetic Waves Govind Agrawal
This course covers topics in electromagnetic theory that serve as a foundation for classical descriptions of many optical phenomena. A partial list of topics includes: review of Maxwell's equations, boundary conditions, and wave equations; polarization of light; crystal optics; vector, scalar, and Hertz potentials; radiation from accelerated charges; electric and magnetic dipole radiation; Lorentz atom description of the interaction of light with matter; scattering; optical waveguides.
OPT 483-1 Computational Imaging –
Computational Imaging is a graduate-level introduction to optical systems as an integral part of the sense-process-decide-act cycle. This cycle is central to the operation of any goal-directed system, biological or engineered. Students will gain a basic understanding of the mechanisms by which information about a scene is encoded on an electro-magnetic wave. Furthermore, the students will learn to analyze the information extraction process realized via the chain of front-end optics, transduction, and post-processing. The objective of the course is to understand how optics, photon-to-electron transduction, and post-detection processing can be jointly designed to enable sensors with unique optical capabilities.
OPT 421-1 Opt Properties of Materials Gary Wicks
Optical properties of materials, primarily via interaction of light with materials electrons and phonons. Excitons, plasmons, polaritons. Optical processes: reflection, refraction, absorption, scattering, Raman scattering (spontaneous and stimulated), light emission (spontaneous and stimulated). Kramers-Kronig relations. Electrooptic effects and optical nonlinearities in solids. Plasmonics. Emphasizes semiconductors; metals and insulators, and gases also discussed.
OPT 472-1 Opt Microscopy in Bio&Med Michael Giacomelli
This course will review the engineering of optical system for biomedical microscopy by exploring widely used biomedical imaging systems such as confocal microscopy, multiphoton microscopy and optical coherent tomography among others. These techniques will be introduced in the context of the imaging problems they solve with a goal of giving students a broad, undergraduate level understanding of the constraints and solutions to biomedical microscopy. The graduate version of this course will include additional assignments and be appropriate for graduate students starting out in biomedical optics. Prerequisites: OPT261 and BME270.
OPT 423-1 Detection of Optcl Radiation Chunlei Guo
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OPT 412-1 Quantum Mechanics - Optics Taco Visser
This course covers the topics in modern quantum theory which are relevant to atomic physics, radiation theory, and quantum optics. The theory is developed in terms of Hilbert space operators. The quantum mechanics of simple systems, including the harmonic oscillator, spin, and the one-electron atoms, are reviewed.Finally, methods of calculation useful in modern quantum optics are discussed. These include manipulation of coherent states, the Bloch spere representation, and conventional perturbation theory.Prerequisite: One course in undergraduate wave mechanics or permission of instructor.References: Cohen-Tannoudji, Diu and Laloe, Merzbacher, Schiff, Dirac.
OPT 450-1 Polarization Thomas Brown
This course covers the fundamentals necessary to understand the behavior of fully and partially polarized light, and the significant range of applications and optical systems in which polarization is important. Topics include foundational electromagnetic theories of propagation and scattering, polarized plane waves, polarization eigenstates, Jones and Mueller Calculii, ellipsometry, polarization in multilayers and gratings, principles of polarization effects in focusing and imaging, polarization metrology, and topics in polarization coherence.
OPT 444-1 Lens Design Julie Bentley
A review of geometrical optics and 3rd order aberration theory. Specification documents. Image assessment: ray intercept plots, wavefront analysis, spot diagrams, MTFs, and point spread functions. Optimization theory, damped least squares, global optimization, merit functions, variables and constraints. Glass, plastic, UV and IR materials. Aspheres, GRINs, and diffractive optics. Secondary spectrum, spherochromatism, higher order aberrations. Induced aberrations. Splitting and compounding lens elements. Aplanats and anastigmats. Refractive design forms: landscape lens, achromatic doublet, Cooke triplet, Double Gauss, Petzval lens, wide angle, telephoto, and eyepieces. Reflective design forms: parabola, Cassegrain, Schmidt, Ritchey Cretian, Gregorian, three mirror anastigmat, and reflective triplet. Computer aided lens design exercises using CodeV - includes a 4-6 week individual lens design project.
OPT 448-1 Vision and the Eye Sarah Walters
This course will reveal the intricate optical and neural machinery inside the eye that allows us to see. It will describe the physical and biological processes that set the limits on our perception of patterns of light that vary in luminance and color across space and time, We will compare the human eye with the acute eyes of predatory birds and the compound eyes of insects. The course will also describe exciting new optical technologies for correcting vision and for imaging the inside of the eye with unprecedented resolution, and how these technologies can help us understand and even cure diseases of the eye. The class is intended to be accessible to advanced undergraduate students, especially those majoring in Optics, Biomedical Engineering, or Brain and Cognitive Science, but is recommended for anyone with a curiosity about vision or an interest in biomedical applications of optics. The course will also serve as an introduction to the study of vision for graduate students.
Wednesday
Wednesday and Friday
Thursday
OPT 444-2 Lens Design - Recitation Julie Bentley
A review of geometrical optics and 3rd order aberration theory. Specification documents. Image assessment: ray intercept plots, wavefront analysis, spot diagrams, MTFs, and point spread functions. Optimization theory, damped least squares, global optimization, merit functions, variables and constraints. Glass, plastic, UV and IR materials. Aspheres, GRINs, and diffractive optics. Secondary spectrum, spherochromatism, higher order aberrations. Induced aberrations. Splitting and compounding lens elements. Aplanats and anastigmats. Refractive design forms: landscape lens, achromatic doublet, Cooke triplet, Double Gauss, Petzval lens, wide angle, telephoto, and eyepieces. Reflective design forms: parabola, Cassegrain, Schmidt, Ritchey Cretian, Gregorian, three mirror anastigmat, and reflective triplet. Computer aided lens design exercises using CodeV - includes a 4-6 week individual lens design project.
OPT 442-1 Instrumental Optics Jannick Rolland-Thompson
This course provides an in-depth understanding of the principles and practices of optical instrumentation: Optical metrology, including wavefront and surface metrology, interferometric instruments and interferogram analysis, coherence and coherence-based instruments, phase measurement and phase-shifting interferometry; spectroscopic instrumentation, including the Fourier transfrom spectrometer, the Fabry-Perot interferometer, and the grating monochromator; image plane characterization (star test, Ronchi test, and modulation transfer function); the influence of illumination and partial coherence on image forming systems, including microscopes, systems for projection lithography, and displays.
Friday
OPT 465-1 Principles of Lasers Xi-Cheng Zhang
This course provides an up-to-date knowledge of modern laser systems. Topics covered include quantum mechanical treatments to two-level atomic systems, optical gain, homogenous and inhomogenous broadening, laser resonators and their modes, Gaussian beams, cavity design, pumping schemes, rate equations, Q switching, mode-locking, various gas, liquid, and solid-state lasers.
OPT 544-2 Advanced Lens Design-REC Julie Bentley
Complex zoom lenses and multi-mirror reflective systems are discussed detail starting with first principles. Other topics include materials for other wavelength bands, tolerancing, sensitivity analysis, monte carlo analysis, ghost and stray light analysis. Students required to complete two complex group design projects.