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Optical Design Lab

Optical Design Lab
Typ: Praktikum (P) Links:
Semester: SS 2013
Dozent: Prof.Dr. Wilhelm Stork
SWS: 4
LVNr.: 23647
Hinweis:

If you want to register for the course, you are invited to an introductory session on May 29, 2013, 14:00 Hours at R 339, ITIV (10 seats available; first come – first serve!)

Recommended literature:

E. Hecht: OPTIK, Addison Wesley, 1989.
H.-P. Herzig (Ed.): Fundamentals of Microoptics, Elements, Systems and Applications, Taylor & Francis, 1997.
Joseph M. Geary(Ed.) : Introduction to Lens Design with Practical Zemax examples, Willmann-Bell, Inc

Bemerkungen:
ITIV, Geb. 30.10, Raum 115

Vortragssprache:
Deutsch

Optical Design Lab

Required qualifications


Attending the lecture Optical Engineering, course code 23730 (Thursday, 15:45-17:15, room 003, building 11.20) during the same term is highly recommended.

 

Motivation



The industry’s demand for engineers with knowledge in the areas of optics and optics design in addition to their electrical engineering and IT skills has been growing for years. Applications of optical systems can be found in a wide field of industries, from opto-electronics, communication and measurement technology to biomedical technology and consumer electronics, but the demand for engineers with training on these topics cannot be satisfied by the German universities. That is why the ITIV holds a lab course where basic skills in working with tools for design and optimization of optical systems are taught.

 

Course contents


Simulation of simple optical elements (lenses, mirror, prism)
Simulation of simple optical systems (eyeglasses, magnifying glass, microscope, binoculars, telescope)
Imaging errors (aberrations)
Evaluation of imaging quality of optical systems
Computer-aided optimization of optical systems
Fibre-optical systems and laser
Diffractive elements
Illumination design

 

Documents and Notes


All assignments and documents related to this course will be uploaded on estudium site. Kindly register yourself to estudium site and enroll into this course. To access the documents one needs to have the password given in the class.