EP459: Applied Optics

Text (reference)

Fundamental Optical Design, M J Kidger, SPIE Press, 2002, ISBN 0-8194-3915-0

Introduction to Fourier Optics, J W Goodman, 3rd Edition, Roberts Publishers, 2007, ISBN 0-9747077-2-4

Aberrations of Optical Systems, W T Welford, IoP Publishing (now CRC Press), Amended Reprint 1991, ISBN 0-85274-564-8

Syllabus

• Foundations of Geometrical Optics: Fermat’s principle and Snell’s law.
• Ideal and Paraxial Imaging: ideal systems, paraxial approximation, conjugate distance equations, Lagrange invariant, magnification, afocal systems, stops, single refracting surface, paraxial raytracing, two systems.
• Aberrations: wave and transverse ray aberration, aberration polynomial, spherical aberration, coma, astigmatism, field curvature, distortion, chromatic aberration, Seidel aberration formulae.
• The Fourier Transform: 1D Fourier transform, properties, generalized Fourier transform, sampling theorem, 2D Fourier transform, other integral transforms, discrete Fourier transform.
• Scalar Diffraction Theory: physics of diffraction, Huygens – Fresnel theory, Kirchhoff’s diffraction theory, Babinet’s principle, Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction, Fourier transforming properties of lenses.
• Image Formation: linear system theory, linearity, point spread function, Strehl ratio, incoherent imaging, optical transfer function.

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