# Optics

Laser optics research at Idaho National Laboratory. (Image courtesy of Idaho National Laboratory (INL) on Flickr. CC BY 2.0.)

### Instructor(s)

Nicholas X. Fang

### MIT Course Number

2.71 / 2.710

### As Taught In

Spring 2014

### Level

Undergraduate / Graduate

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Some Description
Instructor(s) | Prof.
As Taught In | Spring 2002
Course Number | 2.24
Level | Undergraduate/Graduate
Features | Lecture Notes, Student Work

## Course Description

## Course Features

- Lecture notes
- Assignments: problem sets with solutions
- Exams and solutions

## Course Description

This course provides an introduction to optical science with elementary engineering applications. Topics covered in geometrical optics include: ray-tracing, aberrations, lens design, apertures and stops, radiometry and photometry. Topics covered in wave optics include: basic electrodynamics, polarization, interference, wave-guiding, Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction, image formation, resolution, space-bandwidth product. Analytical and numerical tools used in optical design are emphasized. Graduate students are required to complete assignments with stronger analytical content, and an advanced design project.

## Other Versions

## Other OCW Versions

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- 2.71 Optics (Spring 2009)

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Nicholas X. Fang. 2.71 Optics. Spring 2014. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.

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