Fundamentals and Design of Optical Systems

Contact

Robin Kurth

Name

Robin Kurth

Phone

work
+49 241 8906 276

Email

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The lecture on Fundamentals and Design of Optical Systems is for master students of mechanical engineering, physics and related courses. It is offered in the summer term.

Subjects

  • Fundamentals of wave and ray optics
  • Ray-optical analysis of optical systems
  • Aberration theory
  • Optical image equations
  • Optical materials
  • Diffraction
  • Optics of Gaussian beams
  • Fundamentals of computer-aided ray tracing

Lecture and exercises
The lectures and exercises are offered in the Fraunhofer-Institute for Laser Technology. Information on dates and lecture notes are to be found on RWTH online. Subsequently, the lecture on Computer-based Optics Design can be attended.

Exam
Written or oral exam; kind and date in consultation.