Course Description: This course is an introductory graduate course in optics, presenting the engineering concepts necessary to understand and evaluate electro-optical systems. It begins with a brief but rigorous treatment of geometric optics, including matrix methods, aberrations, pupils and windows, with practical example of optical instruments and electro-optical systems. Other topics include polarization, interference, diffraction, and optical properties of crystals, thin-films, optical resonators, guided waves, modulators and detectors. The concepts are presented with examples from modern optical systems such as LIDAR, fiber-optical sensors, rangefinders, infrared systems, optical communication systems and medical imaging. Prerequisite: Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or Physics.

Course Objectives: The objective of this course is to provide a general background in optics for engineers at the graduate level, to permit a student to conduct research in optics, or to prepare for courses in more specialized topics.

Course Outline by Topical Areas:

History and Overview

Geometric Optics, including cardinal points, pupils and windows, aberrations and design techniques

Polarization including Jones and Mueller matrices

Interference including interferometers, multi-layer coatings, partial coherence

Diffraction, including Fraunhofer and Fresnel diffraction, gratings, Gaussian beams and Fourier Optics

Linear optics, including crystals, birefringence, Lorentzian absorption lines

Radiometry and Photometry, including blackbody radiation, Lambertian sources, diffuse reflectance

An introduction to Non-Linear Optics

Course Requirements:

Homework: Approximately 4

Examinations: Two take home

Computer Language(s): Matlab

Laboratory: No

Project: Term Paper

Degree Applicability:

CE[AA]	CH[NA]	CS[AA]	EE[BDE]	EM[E]	ESM[NA]	MAT[E]
MBA[NA]	ME[E]	MES[BE]	MSE[E]	SE[NA]	SY[AA]

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NTU Semester Credit Hours: 4
Number of Lecture Hours: 100 minute lectures
Days Class Meets on Campus: Tuesday/Friday

Contributing Scholar:
Charles DiMarzio
442 Dana Hall
Northeastern University
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA   02115-5000
Phone: 617-373-2034

DiMarzio@ece.neu.edu

Note: Contributing Scholars are responsible for the design, organization, content, and presentation of NTU courses. Online classroom management, student management, and other matters related to academic administration of courses are the responsibility of support "Faculty". Either person is often called "Instructor". To identify and differentiate between these roles, we use the terms "Contributing Scholar" and "Faculty".

Academic/Administrative Contact:  
Ms. Linda Alosso
Phone: 617-373-5621
          617-373-5621 Fax: 617-373-8574
l.alosso@neu.edu


Prerequisites: Acceptance to Graduate program or permission of instructor.

Textbooks: (Order Materials)

1.	Modern Optics, Gunther