First in my video tutorial series on optics. Introduction to light on how it can be manipulated by the optical engineer.
www.OpticsRealm.com
Introduces:
1) Point sources
A) Rays
B) Waves and wavefronts
2) Extended sources as collection of point sources
3) How to manipulate light:
A) Reflection
B) Diffraction
C) Refraction
i) Index of refraction, n
ii) Snell's law
iii) Analogy to riding a bike
iv) Windows
v) Prisms
vi) Introductory lens
These are the basic building blocks of optical engineering and I have used this material to describe my job to elementary level children.
This course will start slow and build to modelling and designing optical systems in specialized software, such as Zemax.
The homework is provided on my web page at:
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