Teaching of optical imaging and aberrations

Virendra N. Mahajan

doi:10.1117/12.2523698

17 July 2019 Teaching of optical imaging and aberrations

Virendra N. Mahajan

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Proceedings Volume 11143, Fifteenth Conference on Education and Training in Optics and Photonics: ETOP 2019; 111430F (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2523698
Event: Fifteenth Conference on Education and Training in Optics and Photonics: ETOP 2019, 2019, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

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The purpose of this paper is to give an outline of my approach on how to teach optical imaging and aberrations based on my teaching experience. Teaching of optical imaging starts with Gaussian imaging, which determines the location and size of the image in terms of the location and size of the object. Diffraction of the light leaving its exit pupil determines the actual image. Quality of the image is determined by the aberrations of the system. Hence, their knowledge and understanding about how they degrade the image by way of the aberrated PSF and OTF of the system must be an integral part of an optical imaging course. We discuss the teaching flow, including the calculation of aberrations, how to make interesting numerical problems for homework that are interesting and relevant, and when to use commercial software.

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Virendra N. Mahajan "Teaching of optical imaging and aberrations", Proc. SPIE 11143, Fifteenth Conference on Education and Training in Optics and Photonics: ETOP 2019, 111430F (17 July 2019); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2523698

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Mirrors

Imaging systems

Point spread functions

Diffraction

Spherical lenses

Monochromatic aberrations

Optical transfer functions

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