University of Colorado Boulder
Optical Engineering Specialization
University of Colorado Boulder

Optical Engineering Specialization

Master Optical Design. Design high performance optical systems for a wide range of applications.

Robert McLeod

Instructor: Robert McLeod

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
4.3

(324 reviews)

Advanced level

Recommended experience

2 months
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Specify an optical system and potential solutions to meet those specs

  • Transform layouts into optical designs including real optical components

  • Analyze you designs in an industry standard optical design code, OpticStudio by Zemax, to validate and optimize the design

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Specialization - 3 course series

First Order Optical System Design

Course 121 hours4.3 (315 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • be able to design, to first order, such optical systems with simple mathematical and graphical techniques

Optical Efficiency and Resolution

Course 221 hours4.2 (59 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Design an optical system with simple mathematical and graphical techniques

  • Design an optical system with the required field of view and resolution

  • Analyze the characteristics of your optical system using an industry-standard design tool, OpticStudio by Zemax

Design of High-Performance Optical Systems

Course 323 hours4.6 (46 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Describe how different wavelengths propagate through systems

  • Develop strategies for correcting aberrations and enhancing the performance of optical instruments in various applications

  • Describe the nature and effects of optical aberrations, particularly in high-angle, non-paraxial systems

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Robert McLeod
University of Colorado Boulder
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This Specialization is part of the following degree program(s) offered by University of Colorado Boulder. If you are admitted and enroll, your completed coursework may count toward your degree learning and your progress can transfer with you.¹

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