Optical Design and Simulation

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Code	Completion	Credits	Range	Language
XP37ODS	ZK	4	2P+2C	English

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Department of Radioelectronics

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Syllabus of lectures:

1. Basics of technical optics: Paraxial imaging, simple components, ABCD matrices, Fresnel formulas, materials

2. Geometrical aberrations:Ray tracing, aberration theory, primary aberrations, chromatic aberrations

3. Advanced technical opticsAspheres, diffractive elements, pupil

4. Basics of wave opticsDiffraction, point spread function, coherence

5. Wave aberrationsEikonal, wave aberrations, Zernike coefficients, system testing

7. Fourier opticsTransfer function, physical image formation, resolution

8. Advanced wave opticsCalculation models and algorithms, beam propagation

9. Optical system layoutMaterials, optimization, achromat, simple system types, correction

10. Your PhD question

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Introduction into ZemaxBasic definitions and handling

2. Zemax exerciseGeometrical aberrations

3. Zemax exerciseOptical systems

4. Zemax exerciseWave aberrations

5. Zemax exerciseWave optics

6. Zemax exerciseOptical system correction

7. Closing remarks, feedback

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