PHYS738 OPTICAL SYSTEM DESIGN
| Course Code: | 2300738 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Physics |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Lecturer NAMIK AÇAN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
After completing this course, students should obtain a better understanding of the parameters which effect the designs of optical systems. Students should be able to apply geometrical optics methods, such as lens formulas, graphical methods and ray-tracing, to analyze optical systems. Describe tools (for example MTF, PSF, spot diagrams, or lists of aberration coefficients) for system evaluation, and apply these tools to judge the suitability of an optical system designed for a specific task. Finally the should be able to use computer based ray-tracing software to analyze and optimize optical systems.
Course Content
Review of basic principles of optics, functions of parallel plates, mirrors, lenses and prisms in optical systems. Design and diagnosis of an optical system, minimization of aberrations, computer aided design applications.
Course Learning Outcomes
Student, who passed the course satisfactorily will be able to:
- learn what are the fundamental parameters that govern imaging optical systems
- learn what are the fundamental parameters that govern illumination optical systems
- learn what type of aberrations are important for iamging systems
- learn optical design of various instrumentation
- learn how optical instrumentation works
- learn steps taken in the design and analysisi of optical systems
- learn advanced spectrsocopy techniques such as optical frequency combs
- learn computer based tools to design and optimize optical systems
- learn parameters important for propagation of Gaussian beams through optical systems
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | They are competent in the fundamentals of Physics and in the subfield of their thesis work. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | They have necessary skills (literature search, experiment design, project design, etc.) for doing research with guidance of a more experienced researcher. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | They can communicate research results in a proper format (journal article, conference presentation, project report etc.) | ✔ | |||
| 4 | They can learn necessary skills and techniques (theoretical, experimental, computational etc.) on their own. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | They have necessary skills to work as team member in a research group. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution