Graduate Program

Spring Term Schedule

Spring 2023

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OPT 401-1 HOME First Laboratory Jennifer Kruschwitz; Jim Zavislan –
This laboratory is the first of three, in-person sections necessary for the MS HOME program. This lab includes individual training [bootcamp] on the use of an oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, laser power meters, aligning a laser, aligning a spatial filter, splicing an optical fiber, and aligning an optical assembly. An online, laser safety training course is also required. The course will end with a 12-hour laboratory, and written formal laboratory report.
OPT 407-1 Sem Practicum Nicholas Bigelow MW 2:00PM - 3:30PM
Overview of techniques for using the SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope) and Scanning Probe (AFM, STM) and analyzing data. Students perform independent lab projects commensurate with their graduate research. Location Goergen Hall Room 417 (MW 2:00PM - 3:30PM)
OPT 412-1 Quantum Mechanics - Optics Taco Visser TR 2:00PM - 3:15PM
This course covers the topics in modern quantum theory which are relevant to atomic physics, radiation theory, and quantum optics. The theory is developed in terms of Hilbert space operators. The quantum mechanics of simple systems, including the harmonic oscillator, spin, and the one-electron atoms, are reviewed.Finally, methods of calculation useful in modern quantum optics are discussed. These include manipulation of coherent states, the Bloch spere representation, and conventional perturbation theory.Prerequisite: One course in undergraduate wave mechanics or permission of instructor.References: Cohen-Tannoudji, Diu and Laloe, Merzbacher, Schiff, Dirac. Location Bausch & Lomb Room 270 (TR 2:00PM - 3:15PM)
OPT 421-1 Opt Properties of Materials Gary Wicks TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM
Optical properties of materials, primarily via interaction of light with materials electrons and phonons. Excitons, plasmons, polaritons. Optical processes: reflection, refraction, absorption, scattering, Raman scattering (spontaneous and stimulated), light emission (spontaneous and stimulated). Kramers-Kronig relations. Electrooptic effects and optical nonlinearities in solids. Plasmonics. Emphasizes semiconductors; metals and insulators, and gases also discussed. Location Wilmot Room 116 (TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM)
OPT 422-1 Color Technology Jennifer Kruschwitz MW 10:25AM - 11:40AM
Color Technology is more than just pigments, dyes, paints, and textiles. Everywhere in modern technology (smart phones, tablets, displays, lighting, cinema, printers, etc.) is the need for a basic understanding of how we measure, identify, communicate, specify, and render color from one device to another. This course addresses color order systems, color spaces, color measurement, color difference, additive and subtractive color, and rendering of color images. The student will learn about color matching, lighting conditions, metamerism, and color constancy. At the semesters end, each student will have compiled a Color Toolbox with useful functions to derive different necessary color values within MatLab. Prerequisites: Linear Algebra, MatLab Location Wilmot Room 116 (MW 10:25AM - 11:40AM)
OPT 423-1 Detection of Optcl Radiation Chunlei Guo TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM
The course covers modeling of optical radiation, human perception of light, emission of thermal radiation, statistics of light and detectors, basic parameters of photodetectors, and different types of detectors. References: Robert W. Boyd, Radiometry and the Detection of Optical Radiation, Wiley, 1983, ISBN 0-471-86188-X; William L. Wolfe, Introduction to Radiometry, SPIE, 1998, ISBN 0-8194-2758-6; Bahaa E. A. Saleh and Malvin C. Teich, Fundamentals of Photonics, Wiley, 2007, ISBN 978-0471358329 Location Goergen Hall Room 110 (TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM)
OPT 429-1 Chm Bonds:From Molcls to Mat Todd Krauss MW 10:25AM - 11:40AM
An introduction to the electronic structure of extended materials systems from both a chemical bonding and a condensed matter physics perspective. The course will discuss materials of all length scales from individual molecules to macroscopic three-dimensional crystals, but will focus on zero, one, and two dimensional inorganic materials at the nanometer scale. Specific topics include semiconductor nanocrystals, quantum wires, carbon nanotubes, and conjugated polymers. Location Hylan Building Room 105 (MW 10:25AM - 11:40AM)
OPT 432-1 Opto-Mechanical Victor Genberg MW 4:50PM - 6:05PM
The mechanical design and analysis of optical components and systems will be studied. Topics will include kinematic mounting of optical elements, the analysis of adhesive bonds, and the influence of environmental effects such as gravity, temperature, and vibration on the performance of optical systems. Additional topic include analysis of adaptive optics, the design of lightweight mirrors, thermo-optics and stress-optics (stress birefringence) effects. Emphasis will be placed on integrated analysis whish includes the data transfer between optical design codes and mechanical FEA codes. A term project is required. Location Goergen Hall Room 109 (MW 4:50PM - 6:05PM)
OPT 438-1 Selected Topics in Augmented and Virtual Reality Mujdat Cetin; Chenliang Xu; Ross Maddox MW 10:25AM - 11:40AM
This is the second course offered as part of the PhD training program on augmented and virtual reality. It builds on the first course, Introduction to Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR). The goal of the course is to provide exposure to problems in the AR/VR domain addressed by various disciplines. The course consists of three one-month long modules in a semester. Modules engage students in particular aspects of AR/VR or hands-on experience on AR/VR. Modules to be offered in various years include: fundamentals of optics for AR/VR; AR/VR in the silicon; foundations of visual perception in the context of AR/VR; computer audition and acoustic rendering; measuring the human brain; deep learning and visual recognition for AR/VR; brain-computer interfacing in a virtual environment; 3D interfaces and interaction; AR/VR for collaborative education & professional training. In Spring 2023, the following three modules will be offered: 1) Deep learning and visual recognition for AR/VR. (Prof. Chenliang Xu) Recent developments in deep learning have significantly advanced state-of-the-art visual recognition in problems such as object detection, activity recognition, and semantic segmentation. In this module, students will learn core concepts in deep learning, including convolutional neural networks and recurrent neural networks. They will receive hands-on experience using popular deep-learning libraries like PyTorch to build visual recognition algorithms for AR/VR systems. 2) Measuring the human brain. (Prof. Ross Maddox) This module will introduce students to studies of human brain function using non-invasive methods. It will focus on experimental paradigms and data analysis in the time and frequency domains. Neural encoding and decoding models and applications to brain-computer interfaces will also be discussed. The module will have a mixed format, with lectures and labs. Lab exercises will be based on analyzing real data from human subjects. 3) Professional encounters with leading AR/VR researchers. This module will involve a series of seminars and discussion sessions with leading AR/VR researchers from academia and industry. Prerequisites: ECE 410 or OPT 410 or BME 410 or NSCI 415 or CSC 413 or CVSC 534 INSTRUCTORS: Chenliang Xu; Ross Maddox; Mujdat Cetin Location Todd Union Room 202 (MW 10:25AM - 11:40AM)
OPT 442-1 Instrumental Optics Greg Schmidt R 6:15PM - 8:55PM
This course provides an in-depth understanding of the principles and practices of optical instrumentation: Optical metrology, including wavefront and surface metrology, interferometric instruments and interferogram analysis, coherence and coherence-based instruments, phase measurement and phase-shifting interferometry; spectroscopic instrumentation, including the Fourier transfrom spectrometer, the Fabry-Perot interferometer, and the grating monochromator; image plane characterization (star test, Ronchi test, and modulation transfer function); the influence of illumination and partial coherence on image forming systems, including microscopes, systems for projection lithography, and displays. Location Goergen Hall Room 109 (R 6:15PM - 8:55PM)
OPT 444-1 Lens Design Julie Bentley TR 3:25PM - 4:40PM
A review of geometrical optics and 3rd order aberration theory. Specification documents. Image assessment: ray intercept plots, wavefront analysis, spot diagrams, MTFs, and point spread functions. Optimization theory, damped least squares, global optimization, merit functions, variables and constraints. Glass, plastic, UV and IR materials. Aspheres, GRINs, and diffractive optics. Secondary spectrum, spherochromatism, higher order aberrations. Induced aberrations. Splitting and compounding lens elements. Aplanats and anastigmats. Refractive design forms: landscape lens, achromatic doublet, Cooke triplet, Double Gauss, Petzval lens, wide angle, telephoto, and eyepieces. Reflective design forms: parabola, Cassegrain, Schmidt, Ritchey Cretian, Gregorian, three mirror anastigmat, and reflective triplet. Computer aided lens design exercises using CodeV - includes a 4-6 week individual lens design project. Location Goergen Hall Room 101 (TR 3:25PM - 4:40PM)
OPT 444-3 Lens Design - Recitation Julie Bentley T 4:50PM - 6:05PM
A review of geometrical optics and 3rd order aberration theory. Specification documents. Image assessment: ray intercept plots, wavefront analysis, spot diagrams, MTFs, and point spread functions. Optimization theory, damped least squares, global optimization, merit functions, variables and constraints. Glass, plastic, UV and IR materials. Aspheres, GRINs, and diffractive optics. Secondary spectrum, spherochromatism, higher order aberrations. Induced aberrations. Splitting and compounding lens elements. Aplanats and anastigmats. Refractive design forms: landscape lens, achromatic doublet, Cooke triplet, Double Gauss, Petzval lens, wide angle, telephoto, and eyepieces. Reflective design forms: parabola, Cassegrain, Schmidt, Ritchey Cretian, Gregorian, three mirror anastigmat, and reflective triplet. Computer aided lens design exercises using CodeV - includes a 4-6 week individual lens design project. Location Goergen Hall Room 109 (T 4:50PM - 6:05PM)
OPT 444-4 Lens Design- REC Julie Bentley R 4:50PM - 6:05PM
A review of geometrical optics and 3rd order aberration theory. Specification documents. Image assessment: ray intercept plots, wavefront analysis, spot diagrams, MTFs, and point spread functions. Optimization theory, damped least squares, global optimization, merit functions, variables and constraints. Glass, plastic, UV and IR materials. Aspheres, GRINs, and diffractive optics. Secondary spectrum, spherochromatism, higher order aberrations. Induced aberrations. Splitting and compounding lens elements. Aplanats and anastigmats. Refractive design forms: landscape lens, achromatic doublet, Cooke triplet, Double Gauss, Petzval lens, wide angle, telephoto, and eyepieces. Reflective design forms: parabola, Cassegrain, Schmidt, Ritchey Cretian, Gregorian, three mirror anastigmat, and reflective triplet. Computer aided lens design exercises using CodeV - includes a 4-6 week individual lens design project. Location Goergen Hall Room 109 (R 4:50PM - 6:05PM)
OPT 447-1 Advanced Optical Coatings Jennifer Kruschwitz MW 9:00AM - 10:15AM
This course will cover such topics as the effects of dispersion, scatter, and inhomogeneity in multilayer interference coating designs. Attention will be given toward manufacturability of designs and meeting common optical specifications. Design assignments will address fields including, but not limited to Ophthalmic, Lighting, Display, Anti-counterfeiting, Laser, and Infrared applications. Each student will be given access to current market design, optical characterization, and post-process analysis software. Location Wilmot Room 116 (MW 9:00AM - 10:15AM)
OPT 447-2 Advanced Optical Coatings - REC Jennifer Kruschwitz F 10:25AM - 11:40AM
This course will cover such topics as the effects of dispersion, scatter, and inhomogeneity in multilayer interference coating designs. Attention will be given toward manufacturability of designs and meeting common optical specifications. Design assignments will address fields including, but not limited to Ophthalmic, Lighting, Display, Anti-counterfeiting, Laser, and Infrared applications. Each student will be given access to current market design, optical characterization, and post-process analysis software. Location Goergen Hall Room 102 (F 10:25AM - 11:40AM)
OPT 448-1 Vision and the Eye Sarah Walters TR 4:50PM - 6:05PM
This course will reveal the intricate optical and neural machinery inside the eye that allows us to see. It will describe the physical and biological processes that set the limits on our perception of patterns of light that vary in luminance and color across space and time, We will compare the human eye with the acute eyes of predatory birds and the compound eyes of insects. The course will also describe exciting new optical technologies for correcting vision and for imaging the inside of the eye with unprecedented resolution, and how these technologies can help us understand and even cure diseases of the eye. The class is intended to be accessible to advanced undergraduate students, especially those majoring in Optics, Biomedical Engineering, or Brain and Cognitive Science, but is recommended for anyone with a curiosity about vision or an interest in biomedical applications of optics. The course will also serve as an introduction to the study of vision for graduate students. Location Wilmot Room 116 (TR 4:50PM - 6:05PM)
OPT 456-1 Optics Laboratory Jennifer Kruschwitz MW 1:00PM - 4:00PM
This is an intensive laboratory course with experiments that likely included the following: 1. Transverse and axial mode structure of a gas laser.2. Detector calibration using a blackbody.3. Production of a white light viewable transmission hologram.4. Acousto-optic modulation.5. Twyman-Green interferometry.6. Optical Fibers Laser.7. The Pockels cell as an optical modulator.8. Optical beats (heterodyning) and CATV.9. The YAG laser and second harmonic generation.10. Fourier optics and optical filtering.11. Lens Evaluation.12. Modulation Transfer Function.13. Applications and properties of pulsed dye laser.14. Holographic optical elements.15. Properties of Gaussian beams. Location Wilmot Room 504 (MW 1:00PM - 4:00PM)
OPT 462-1 Electromagnetic Waves Govind Agrawal TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM
This course covers topics in electromagnetic theory that serve as a foundation for classical descriptions of many optical phenomena. A partial list of topics includes: review of Maxwell's equations, boundary conditions, and wave equations; polarization of light; crystal optics; vector, scalar, and Hertz potentials; radiation from accelerated charges; electric and magnetic dipole radiation; Lorentz atom description of the interaction of light with matter; scattering; optical waveguides. Location Wilmot Room 116 (TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM)
OPT 464-1 Nanophotonic & Nanomechanical Devices Qiang Lin TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM
Various types of typical nanophotonic structures and nanomechanical structures, fundamental optical and mechanical properties: micro/nano-resonators, photonic crystals, plasmonic structures, metamaterials, nano-optomechanical structures. Cavity nonlinearoptics, cavity quantum optics, and cavity optomechanics. Fundamental physics and applications, state-of-art devices and current research trends. This class is designed primarily for graduate students. It may be suitable for senior undergraduates if they have required basic knowledge. prerequisites: This class is designed primarily for graduate students. It may be suitable for senior undergraduates if they have required basic knowledge. ECE 230 or 235,/435; OPT 262 or 462, or 468, or 223, or 412; PHY 237, or 407 Location Gavett Hall Room 312 (TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM)
OPT 465-1 Principles of Lasers Pablo Postigo Resa TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM
This course provides an up-to-date knowledge of modern laser systems. Topics covered include quantum mechanical treatments to two-level atomic systems, optical gain, homogenous and inhomogenous broadening, laser resonators and their modes, Gaussian beams, cavity design, pumping schemes, rate equations, Q switching, mode-locking, various gas, liquid, and solid-state lasers. Location Wilmot Room 116 (TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM)
OPT 472-1 Advanced Biomedical Microscopy Michael Giacomelli TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM
This course will review the engineering of optical system for biomedical microscopy by exploring widely used biomedical imaging systems such as confocal microscopy, multiphoton microscopy and optical coherent tomography among others. These techniques will be introduced in the context of the imaging problems they solve with a goal of giving students a broad, undergraduate level understanding of the constraints and solutions to biomedical microscopy. The graduate version of this course will include additional assignments and be appropriate for graduate students starting out in biomedical optics. Prerequisites: OPT261 and BME270. Location Goergen Hall Room 110 (TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM)
OPT 481-1 Gen Management of New Venture Jim Zavislan T 6:15PM - 8:55PM
This course provides an opportunity to examine the management practices associated with innovation and new business development. The analysis of entrepreneurship is evaluated from the perspective of start-up ventures and established companies. There is an appraisal of the similarities and differences in the skills and the functions required to develop successful projects in both types of situations. A range of management issues is discussed, including organizational development, analysis of market opportunities, financial planning and control, capitalization, sources of funds, the due-diligence process, and valuing the venture.Course Approach: To expose students to various facets of new venture management and entrepreneurship, classes will consist of lectures, evaluation of current business situation, and presentations by guest speakers. Furthermore, two (one for engineers) case studies must be prepared for the credit. Location Goergen Hall Room 109 (T 6:15PM - 8:55PM)
OPT 482-1 Product Development and Technology Management Mark Wilson M 6:15PM - 8:55PM
In this class we will explore the ISO 9000 product development process and illustrate how to use this process to develop both products and research systems that meet necessary specifications. The class will use systems such as video projectors, CD-ROM drives, bar-code scanners and scanning laser microscopes as examples to illustrate the various concepts. Location Gavett Hall Room 301 (M 6:15PM - 8:55PM)
OPT 489-1 The Retina-Brain Interface David Williams; Sara Patterson R 3:30PM - 5:30PM
This course reviews the current state of knowledge about the computational power of the retina and its contribution to vision and behavior. The format of the course will be a combination of lectures and discussion of relevant papers selected from the literature. The instructors will deliver some of these lectures and there will be guest lectures by faculty from UR as well as other institutions. The scientific content of the course should be of interest to graduate students in the departments of Brain and Cognitive Science and Neuroscience. A number of papers we will read will describe advance optical engineering technology applied to the eye, including adaptive optics ophthalmoscopy, so the course may also be of interest to graduate students from the Institute of Optics and Biomedical Engineering, especially those with an interest in instrumentation for the eye. Undergraduates will be accepted into the course with the permission of either of the instructors. Location School of Medicine and Dentistry Room G3111 (R 3:30PM - 5:30PM)
OPT 491-1 Master's Reading in Optics Laboratory Jennifer Kruschwitz –
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OPT 552-01 Quantum Optics of the Electromagnetic Field Machiel Blok TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM
Properties of the free quantized electromagnetic field, quantum theory of coherence, squeezed states, theory of photoelectric detection, correlation measurements, atomic resonance fluorescence, cooperative effects, quantum effects in nonlinear optics. Prerequisite: PHYS 531 is recommended Location Bausch & Lomb Room 208 (TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM)
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OPT 596-1 Optics Colloquium Govind Agrawal M 3:25PM - 4:40PM
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OPT 999-17 Doctoral Dissertation Duncan Moore –
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Number	Title	Instructor	Time
Monday
OPT 596-1 Optics Colloquium Govind Agrawal
Colloquium course for Optics PhD students only
OPT 482-1 Product Development and Technology Management Mark Wilson
In this class we will explore the ISO 9000 product development process and illustrate how to use this process to develop both products and research systems that meet necessary specifications. The class will use systems such as video projectors, CD-ROM drives, bar-code scanners and scanning laser microscopes as examples to illustrate the various concepts.
Monday and Wednesday
OPT 447-1 Advanced Optical Coatings Jennifer Kruschwitz
This course will cover such topics as the effects of dispersion, scatter, and inhomogeneity in multilayer interference coating designs. Attention will be given toward manufacturability of designs and meeting common optical specifications. Design assignments will address fields including, but not limited to Ophthalmic, Lighting, Display, Anti-counterfeiting, Laser, and Infrared applications. Each student will be given access to current market design, optical characterization, and post-process analysis software.
OPT 422-1 Color Technology Jennifer Kruschwitz
Color Technology is more than just pigments, dyes, paints, and textiles. Everywhere in modern technology (smart phones, tablets, displays, lighting, cinema, printers, etc.) is the need for a basic understanding of how we measure, identify, communicate, specify, and render color from one device to another. This course addresses color order systems, color spaces, color measurement, color difference, additive and subtractive color, and rendering of color images. The student will learn about color matching, lighting conditions, metamerism, and color constancy. At the semesters end, each student will have compiled a Color Toolbox with useful functions to derive different necessary color values within MatLab. Prerequisites: Linear Algebra, MatLab
OPT 429-1 Chm Bonds:From Molcls to Mat Todd Krauss
An introduction to the electronic structure of extended materials systems from both a chemical bonding and a condensed matter physics perspective. The course will discuss materials of all length scales from individual molecules to macroscopic three-dimensional crystals, but will focus on zero, one, and two dimensional inorganic materials at the nanometer scale. Specific topics include semiconductor nanocrystals, quantum wires, carbon nanotubes, and conjugated polymers.
OPT 438-1 Selected Topics in Augmented and Virtual Reality Mujdat Cetin; Chenliang Xu; Ross Maddox
This is the second course offered as part of the PhD training program on augmented and virtual reality. It builds on the first course, Introduction to Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR). The goal of the course is to provide exposure to problems in the AR/VR domain addressed by various disciplines. The course consists of three one-month long modules in a semester. Modules engage students in particular aspects of AR/VR or hands-on experience on AR/VR. Modules to be offered in various years include: fundamentals of optics for AR/VR; AR/VR in the silicon; foundations of visual perception in the context of AR/VR; computer audition and acoustic rendering; measuring the human brain; deep learning and visual recognition for AR/VR; brain-computer interfacing in a virtual environment; 3D interfaces and interaction; AR/VR for collaborative education & professional training. In Spring 2023, the following three modules will be offered: 1) Deep learning and visual recognition for AR/VR. (Prof. Chenliang Xu) Recent developments in deep learning have significantly advanced state-of-the-art visual recognition in problems such as object detection, activity recognition, and semantic segmentation. In this module, students will learn core concepts in deep learning, including convolutional neural networks and recurrent neural networks. They will receive hands-on experience using popular deep-learning libraries like PyTorch to build visual recognition algorithms for AR/VR systems. 2) Measuring the human brain. (Prof. Ross Maddox) This module will introduce students to studies of human brain function using non-invasive methods. It will focus on experimental paradigms and data analysis in the time and frequency domains. Neural encoding and decoding models and applications to brain-computer interfaces will also be discussed. The module will have a mixed format, with lectures and labs. Lab exercises will be based on analyzing real data from human subjects. 3) Professional encounters with leading AR/VR researchers. This module will involve a series of seminars and discussion sessions with leading AR/VR researchers from academia and industry. Prerequisites: ECE 410 or OPT 410 or BME 410 or NSCI 415 or CSC 413 or CVSC 534 INSTRUCTORS: Chenliang Xu; Ross Maddox; Mujdat Cetin
OPT 456-1 Optics Laboratory Jennifer Kruschwitz
This is an intensive laboratory course with experiments that likely included the following: 1. Transverse and axial mode structure of a gas laser.2. Detector calibration using a blackbody.3. Production of a white light viewable transmission hologram.4. Acousto-optic modulation.5. Twyman-Green interferometry.6. Optical Fibers Laser.7. The Pockels cell as an optical modulator.8. Optical beats (heterodyning) and CATV.9. The YAG laser and second harmonic generation.10. Fourier optics and optical filtering.11. Lens Evaluation.12. Modulation Transfer Function.13. Applications and properties of pulsed dye laser.14. Holographic optical elements.15. Properties of Gaussian beams.
OPT 407-1 Sem Practicum Nicholas Bigelow
Overview of techniques for using the SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope) and Scanning Probe (AFM, STM) and analyzing data. Students perform independent lab projects commensurate with their graduate research.
OPT 432-1 Opto-Mechanical Victor Genberg
The mechanical design and analysis of optical components and systems will be studied. Topics will include kinematic mounting of optical elements, the analysis of adhesive bonds, and the influence of environmental effects such as gravity, temperature, and vibration on the performance of optical systems. Additional topic include analysis of adaptive optics, the design of lightweight mirrors, thermo-optics and stress-optics (stress birefringence) effects. Emphasis will be placed on integrated analysis whish includes the data transfer between optical design codes and mechanical FEA codes. A term project is required.
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
Tuesday
OPT 444-3 Lens Design - Recitation Julie Bentley
A review of geometrical optics and 3rd order aberration theory. Specification documents. Image assessment: ray intercept plots, wavefront analysis, spot diagrams, MTFs, and point spread functions. Optimization theory, damped least squares, global optimization, merit functions, variables and constraints. Glass, plastic, UV and IR materials. Aspheres, GRINs, and diffractive optics. Secondary spectrum, spherochromatism, higher order aberrations. Induced aberrations. Splitting and compounding lens elements. Aplanats and anastigmats. Refractive design forms: landscape lens, achromatic doublet, Cooke triplet, Double Gauss, Petzval lens, wide angle, telephoto, and eyepieces. Reflective design forms: parabola, Cassegrain, Schmidt, Ritchey Cretian, Gregorian, three mirror anastigmat, and reflective triplet. Computer aided lens design exercises using CodeV - includes a 4-6 week individual lens design project.
OPT 481-1 Gen Management of New Venture Jim Zavislan
This course provides an opportunity to examine the management practices associated with innovation and new business development. The analysis of entrepreneurship is evaluated from the perspective of start-up ventures and established companies. There is an appraisal of the similarities and differences in the skills and the functions required to develop successful projects in both types of situations. A range of management issues is discussed, including organizational development, analysis of market opportunities, financial planning and control, capitalization, sources of funds, the due-diligence process, and valuing the venture.Course Approach: To expose students to various facets of new venture management and entrepreneurship, classes will consist of lectures, evaluation of current business situation, and presentations by guest speakers. Furthermore, two (one for engineers) case studies must be prepared for the credit.
Tuesday and Thursday
OPT 462-1 Electromagnetic Waves Govind Agrawal
This course covers topics in electromagnetic theory that serve as a foundation for classical descriptions of many optical phenomena. A partial list of topics includes: review of Maxwell's equations, boundary conditions, and wave equations; polarization of light; crystal optics; vector, scalar, and Hertz potentials; radiation from accelerated charges; electric and magnetic dipole radiation; Lorentz atom description of the interaction of light with matter; scattering; optical waveguides.
OPT 552-01 Quantum Optics of the Electromagnetic Field Machiel Blok
Properties of the free quantized electromagnetic field, quantum theory of coherence, squeezed states, theory of photoelectric detection, correlation measurements, atomic resonance fluorescence, cooperative effects, quantum effects in nonlinear optics. Prerequisite: PHYS 531 is recommended
OPT 421-1 Opt Properties of Materials Gary Wicks
Optical properties of materials, primarily via interaction of light with materials electrons and phonons. Excitons, plasmons, polaritons. Optical processes: reflection, refraction, absorption, scattering, Raman scattering (spontaneous and stimulated), light emission (spontaneous and stimulated). Kramers-Kronig relations. Electrooptic effects and optical nonlinearities in solids. Plasmonics. Emphasizes semiconductors; metals and insulators, and gases also discussed.
OPT 464-1 Nanophotonic & Nanomechanical Devices Qiang Lin
Various types of typical nanophotonic structures and nanomechanical structures, fundamental optical and mechanical properties: micro/nano-resonators, photonic crystals, plasmonic structures, metamaterials, nano-optomechanical structures. Cavity nonlinearoptics, cavity quantum optics, and cavity optomechanics. Fundamental physics and applications, state-of-art devices and current research trends. This class is designed primarily for graduate students. It may be suitable for senior undergraduates if they have required basic knowledge. prerequisites: This class is designed primarily for graduate students. It may be suitable for senior undergraduates if they have required basic knowledge. ECE 230 or 235,/435; OPT 262 or 462, or 468, or 223, or 412; PHY 237, or 407
OPT 472-1 Advanced Biomedical Microscopy Michael Giacomelli
This course will review the engineering of optical system for biomedical microscopy by exploring widely used biomedical imaging systems such as confocal microscopy, multiphoton microscopy and optical coherent tomography among others. These techniques will be introduced in the context of the imaging problems they solve with a goal of giving students a broad, undergraduate level understanding of the constraints and solutions to biomedical microscopy. The graduate version of this course will include additional assignments and be appropriate for graduate students starting out in biomedical optics. Prerequisites: OPT261 and BME270.
OPT 423-1 Detection of Optcl Radiation Chunlei Guo
The course covers modeling of optical radiation, human perception of light, emission of thermal radiation, statistics of light and detectors, basic parameters of photodetectors, and different types of detectors. References: Robert W. Boyd, Radiometry and the Detection of Optical Radiation, Wiley, 1983, ISBN 0-471-86188-X; William L. Wolfe, Introduction to Radiometry, SPIE, 1998, ISBN 0-8194-2758-6; Bahaa E. A. Saleh and Malvin C. Teich, Fundamentals of Photonics, Wiley, 2007, ISBN 978-0471358329
OPT 465-1 Principles of Lasers Pablo Postigo Resa
This course provides an up-to-date knowledge of modern laser systems. Topics covered include quantum mechanical treatments to two-level atomic systems, optical gain, homogenous and inhomogenous broadening, laser resonators and their modes, Gaussian beams, cavity design, pumping schemes, rate equations, Q switching, mode-locking, various gas, liquid, and solid-state lasers.
OPT 412-1 Quantum Mechanics - Optics Taco Visser
This course covers the topics in modern quantum theory which are relevant to atomic physics, radiation theory, and quantum optics. The theory is developed in terms of Hilbert space operators. The quantum mechanics of simple systems, including the harmonic oscillator, spin, and the one-electron atoms, are reviewed.Finally, methods of calculation useful in modern quantum optics are discussed. These include manipulation of coherent states, the Bloch spere representation, and conventional perturbation theory.Prerequisite: One course in undergraduate wave mechanics or permission of instructor.References: Cohen-Tannoudji, Diu and Laloe, Merzbacher, Schiff, Dirac.
OPT 444-1 Lens Design Julie Bentley
A review of geometrical optics and 3rd order aberration theory. Specification documents. Image assessment: ray intercept plots, wavefront analysis, spot diagrams, MTFs, and point spread functions. Optimization theory, damped least squares, global optimization, merit functions, variables and constraints. Glass, plastic, UV and IR materials. Aspheres, GRINs, and diffractive optics. Secondary spectrum, spherochromatism, higher order aberrations. Induced aberrations. Splitting and compounding lens elements. Aplanats and anastigmats. Refractive design forms: landscape lens, achromatic doublet, Cooke triplet, Double Gauss, Petzval lens, wide angle, telephoto, and eyepieces. Reflective design forms: parabola, Cassegrain, Schmidt, Ritchey Cretian, Gregorian, three mirror anastigmat, and reflective triplet. Computer aided lens design exercises using CodeV - includes a 4-6 week individual lens design project.
OPT 448-1 Vision and the Eye Sarah Walters
This course will reveal the intricate optical and neural machinery inside the eye that allows us to see. It will describe the physical and biological processes that set the limits on our perception of patterns of light that vary in luminance and color across space and time, We will compare the human eye with the acute eyes of predatory birds and the compound eyes of insects. The course will also describe exciting new optical technologies for correcting vision and for imaging the inside of the eye with unprecedented resolution, and how these technologies can help us understand and even cure diseases of the eye. The class is intended to be accessible to advanced undergraduate students, especially those majoring in Optics, Biomedical Engineering, or Brain and Cognitive Science, but is recommended for anyone with a curiosity about vision or an interest in biomedical applications of optics. The course will also serve as an introduction to the study of vision for graduate students.
Wednesday
Thursday
OPT 489-1 The Retina-Brain Interface David Williams; Sara Patterson
This course reviews the current state of knowledge about the computational power of the retina and its contribution to vision and behavior. The format of the course will be a combination of lectures and discussion of relevant papers selected from the literature. The instructors will deliver some of these lectures and there will be guest lectures by faculty from UR as well as other institutions. The scientific content of the course should be of interest to graduate students in the departments of Brain and Cognitive Science and Neuroscience. A number of papers we will read will describe advance optical engineering technology applied to the eye, including adaptive optics ophthalmoscopy, so the course may also be of interest to graduate students from the Institute of Optics and Biomedical Engineering, especially those with an interest in instrumentation for the eye. Undergraduates will be accepted into the course with the permission of either of the instructors.
OPT 444-4 Lens Design- REC Julie Bentley
A review of geometrical optics and 3rd order aberration theory. Specification documents. Image assessment: ray intercept plots, wavefront analysis, spot diagrams, MTFs, and point spread functions. Optimization theory, damped least squares, global optimization, merit functions, variables and constraints. Glass, plastic, UV and IR materials. Aspheres, GRINs, and diffractive optics. Secondary spectrum, spherochromatism, higher order aberrations. Induced aberrations. Splitting and compounding lens elements. Aplanats and anastigmats. Refractive design forms: landscape lens, achromatic doublet, Cooke triplet, Double Gauss, Petzval lens, wide angle, telephoto, and eyepieces. Reflective design forms: parabola, Cassegrain, Schmidt, Ritchey Cretian, Gregorian, three mirror anastigmat, and reflective triplet. Computer aided lens design exercises using CodeV - includes a 4-6 week individual lens design project.
OPT 442-1 Instrumental Optics Greg Schmidt
This course provides an in-depth understanding of the principles and practices of optical instrumentation: Optical metrology, including wavefront and surface metrology, interferometric instruments and interferogram analysis, coherence and coherence-based instruments, phase measurement and phase-shifting interferometry; spectroscopic instrumentation, including the Fourier transfrom spectrometer, the Fabry-Perot interferometer, and the grating monochromator; image plane characterization (star test, Ronchi test, and modulation transfer function); the influence of illumination and partial coherence on image forming systems, including microscopes, systems for projection lithography, and displays.
Friday
OPT 447-2 Advanced Optical Coatings - REC Jennifer Kruschwitz
This course will cover such topics as the effects of dispersion, scatter, and inhomogeneity in multilayer interference coating designs. Attention will be given toward manufacturability of designs and meeting common optical specifications. Design assignments will address fields including, but not limited to Ophthalmic, Lighting, Display, Anti-counterfeiting, Laser, and Infrared applications. Each student will be given access to current market design, optical characterization, and post-process analysis software.