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2.71 Optics
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(Subject meets with 2.710)
Prereq: (Physics II (GIR), 2.004, and 18.03) or permission of instructor
Units: 3-0-9
Introduction to optical science with elementary engineering applications. Geometrical optics: ray-tracing, aberrations, lens design, apertures and stops, radiometry and photometry. Wave optics: basic electrodynamics, polarization, interference, wave-guiding, Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction, image formation, resolution, space-bandwidth product. Emphasis on analytical and numerical tools used in optical design. Graduate students are required to complete additional assignments with stronger analytical content, and an advanced design project.
G. Barbastathis, Tadesse
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