SPIE CD-ROM :
Introduction to Optical System Design & Engineering
Robert E. Fischer is president of OPTICS
1, Inc. of Westlake Village, CA.
This course provides a broad and useful
background on the design and engineering of imaging optical
systems, with a special emphasis placed on providing a clear and
easy-to-understand discussion of optical design and engineering
fundamentals. All aspects of the design and engineering of
imaging optical systems for both visible applications as well as
the thermal IR and UV are considered.
Now available on Cd-Rom. It includes the same
course contents as the video but it also contains full audio,
colour graphics, a self-test at the end of each session, a
dictionary of terms, searchable key-word index and a direct
electronic link to the instructor, SPIE and Technical Support for
those people who are on the internet.
This course will show:
- What imaging optical systems are all about
- The nature of image degrading aberrations
and how we eliminate them
- Diffraction and what diffraction-limited
imagery is
- How we design and evaluate the performance
of optical systems
- How refractive or lens systems relate to
reflective or mirror systems, and the relative merits of
each
- The all-important role of the basic design
configuration
- How we design imaging optical systems for
the thermal infrared
- How to tolerance an optical system
- Important fabrication, testing, and
producibility issues for the design engineer
- Computer aided lens design programs and
how we use them
- Design examples using a large computer
program.
Part I: What Imaging Optical
Systems Are All About
- Define basic first-order optics
- Explain system specifications, the
fundamentals of imagery, and the purpose of imaging
optical systems
- Discuss diffraction limited performance
- Identify image degrading aberrations and
methods of correction
Part II: Design and Analysis of
Real Systems
- Define optical path difference
- Compare spherical versus aspheric surfaces
- Discuss optical system configurations,
lenses and mirrors: the key to success
- Explain glass selection
- Describe the design process
Part III: Thermal Infrared
Systems and How They Differ from Visible Systems
- Discuss detector dewar geometry and how
they relate to the optics
- Explain cold stop efficiency
- Describe scanning systems and
configurations
- Present optical materials for the infrared
- Discuss image anomalies in IR systems
- Discuss sample IR optical designs
Part IV: Tolerancing and
Producibility, or How We Produce Real Systems
- Explain why and how we tolerance an
optical system
- Discuss important fabrication, testing,
and producibility concepts
Part V: Design Examples Using
State-of-the-Art Computer Optimization Programs
- Discuss computer aided optical design
fundamentals and what the programs do
- Present an achromatic doublet example
- Present a complex double Gauss example
Intended Audience: Those who need to
learn more about optical design and/or those who work directly or
peripherally with optical designers and engineers. The course
will be of interest and use to those involved in program
management of systems with a strong optics emphasis, project
engineering, marketing, or other support activities.
Individual Price: List Price US$395
Site License: List Price US$1,000 allows
loading of disc on a network or intranet server to provide to
multiple users at a site.
