Fundamentals and Design of Optical Systems
Contact
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.