SPIE - Education Optical Systems Engineering SC1052

Optical Systems Engineering emphasizes first-order, system-level estimates of optical performance. Building on the basic principles of optical design, this course uses numerous examples to illustrate the systems-engineering processes of requirements analysis, feasibility and trade studies, subsystem interfaces, error budgets, requirements flowdown and allocation, component specifications, and vendor selection. Topics covered will include an introduction to systems engineering, geometrical optics, aberrations and image quality, radiometry, optical sources, detectors and FPAs, optomechanics, and the integration of these topics for developing a complete optical system.