501 Geometrical Optics Geometrical optics provides an understanding of optical systems such as camera lenses, telescopes and microscopes, and other image-forming instruments. John Loomis, Geometrical Optics , lecture notes.
Assignments consist of problems selected by the instructor.
Assignments are due at the start of the specified class date and accepted without penalty before the next regularly scheduled class. The take-home section of the last test will be handed out on the last day of class and will be due at the start of the final test. Paraxial raytraces are then used to study the effects of apertures on an optical system. Various kinds of aberrations are defined and methods of calculating them are given. Introduction to lens design Optical designers use programs such as CODE V to design optical systems with minimum aberration.