Basic Optics for Engineers

Level: Introductory Length: 7 hours Format: In-Person Lecture Intended Audience: This class is intended for engineers, technicians, and managers who need to understand and apply basic optics concepts in their work. The basics in each of the areas are covered, and are intended for those with little or no prior background in optics, or for those who need a fundamental refresher course. Description: This course introduces each of the following basic areas of optics, from an engineering point of view: geometrical optics, image quality, flux transfer, sources, detectors, and lasers. Basic calculations and concepts are emphasized. Learning Outcomes: This course will enable you to: - calculate the signal to noise performance of a sensor (D* and noise equivalent power) - compute the following image properties: size, location, fidelity, brightness - explain optical diagrams - compute the spectral distribution of a source - differentiate between sensitivity and responsivity - describe the factors that affect flux transfer efficiency, and their quantitative description - describe the difference between photon and thermal detectors - estimate diffraction-limited imaging performance - explain the main factors of laser beams: monochromaticity, collimation, and propagation Instructor(s): Glenn D. Boreman served as the 2017 President of SPIE, and since 2011 is Chair of the Department of Physics & Optical Science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He received the BS in Optics from the University of Rochester, and the PhD in Optics from the University of Arizona. From 1984 to 2011 he was on the faculty of the University of Central Florida. He has supervised 27 PhD students to completion. Prof. Boreman is coauthor of the graduate textbooks "Infrared Detectors and Systems" and "Infrared Antennas and Resonant Structures," and author of "Modulation Transfer Function in Optical & Electro-Optical Systems" and "Basic Electro-Optics for Electrical Engineers." He has published more than 200 journal articles in the areas of infrared sensors and materials, optics of random media, and image-quality assessment. He is a fellow of SPIE, IEEE, OSA, and the Military Sensing Symposium. Event: SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing 2023 Course Held: 01 May 2023