Optical Engineering
Explore optics, with a focus on engineering applications. Review geometrical optics: ray-tracing, reflection, refraction, lens design, imaging optical systems, as well as subjects in wave optics: basic electrodynamics, scalar wave theory, interference, Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction, image formation, Fourier optics, and 4F systems. Examine optical systems and metrology instruments, such as the human eye, microscopes/telescopes, and interferometers. Discuss the role of optics in advanced nano/microscale manufacturing, as well as applications in more efficient solar energy systems, engineered materials, and nanotechnology. Mechanical Engineering 392Q (Topic 15) and 397 (Topic: Optical Engineering) may not both be counted.
Prerequisites & course information
Explore optics, with a focus on engineering applications. Review geometrical optics: ray-tracing, reflection, refraction, lens design, imaging optical systems, as well as subjects in wave optics: basic electrodynamics, scalar wave theory, interference, Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction, image formation, Fourier optics, and 4F systems. Examine optical systems and metrology instruments, such as the human eye, microscopes/telescopes, and interferometers. Discuss the role of optics in advanced nano/microscale manufacturing, as well as applications in more efficient solar energy systems, engineered materials, and nanotechnology. Mechanical Engineering 392Q (Topic 15) and 397 (Topic: Optical Engineering) may not both be counted.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027