Course Description: Fringe analysis, wavefront aberrations and analysis, measurement of optical components, surface figure, surface finish, length, refractive index and transfer functions.

Course Objectives: Learn techniques for the testing of optical components and optical systems.

Course Outline by Topical Areas:

Paraxial properties of optical systems, material qualification, aberrations. Basic interferometers, direct-phase measurement interferometry, measurement of surface quality, testing mirrors, windows, prisms, and conercubes, measurement of index inhomogeneity, testing of spherical surfaces and lenses, aspheric testing, absolute measurements, and system evaluation.

Course Requirements:

Homework: Due every 1 1/2 weeks

Examinations: Midterm and final

Computer Language: N/A

Computer Facilities: N/A

Laboratory: N/A

Project: N/A

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: 3
Number of Lecture Hours: 30 (75 minute) lectures
Days Class Meets on Campus: Tuesday/Thursday

Contributing Scholar:
James C. Wyant
Optical Sciences Center
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ   85721
Phone: 520-621-2448

Fax: 520-621-9613
jcwyant@optics.arizona.edu
http://www.optics.arizona.edu/jcwyant

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Academic/Administrative Contact:  
Ms. Cindy Robertson
Phone: 520-621-5874
Fax: 520-621-5143
cindyr@email.arizona.edu


Prerequisites: Diffraction and Interferometry - EM 718.

Textbooks: (Order Materials)

1.	Optical Shop Testing, D. Malacard, Editor, John Wiley, 2nd ed., 1992, ISBN 0471522325.
2.	Class notes will be available from the instructor's website http://www.optics.arizona.edu/jcwyant