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 is the Chairman of the Department of Physics and Optical Science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte since 2011. He received a BS in Optics from Rochester and PhD in Optics from Arizona. Prof. Boreman served on the faculty of University of Central Florida for 27 years, with 25 PhD students supervised to completion. His research interests are in infrared detectors, infrared metamaterials, and electro-optical sensing systems. Prof. Boreman is a Fellow of SPIE, OSA, and the Military Sensing Symposium. Event: SPIE Photonics West 2018 Course Held: 28 January 2018