Optical Design, 5 op

Core Content

• Fundamentals of Optical Design: Optical surfaces, cardinal points, marginal and chief rays, ray bundle, stops and pupils, basics of ray tracing
• Optical systems: Thin and thick lenses, systems of lenses, imaging and non-imaging systems
• Aberrations: Image degradation due to monochromatic and chromatic aberrations
• Design software: Basics of design and analysis software. Exploring the software's capabilities for analyzing and optimizing optical systems.
• Tolerance analysis: Taking tolerances of components and assembly into account for manufacturing and construction.

Complementary knowledge

• Applying theoretical knowledge and software proficiency to solve real-world optical design challenges.

Special knowledge

• Non-sequential analysis