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Diploma in Optical Engineering

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10-15 hours
Free

Course Content

Learn about the functions of a Gaussian beam in optical systems and ray-tracing techniques from this free course. This free online course on optical engineering provides a comprehensive guide on the functions of Gaussian beams in optical systems. Learn how to design lenses and mirrors to carry out different functions, how to calculate the distances for principal planes in optical systems, how to identify aberrations in a system, and the components of coherence as a condition of interference.

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID195255
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Diploma
Course Duration10-15 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary.

At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives.

Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.
Career PathWhat You Will Learn In This Free Course
• Discuss the meaning and importance of optical engineering
• Explain the basics of optical engineering using different analogies
• Analyze how light travels in a homogeneous medium and the postulation of Fermat's theorem
• Explain the parameters of the transverse magnification as it relates to distancing
• Discuss the position of the exit pupil as it relates to the aperture stop
• Identify different techniques of the ray-tracing matrix in optical systems
• Recall the concept of refraction at a planar boundary and its impact on a thin lens
• Explain the concept of interferometry basics in optical engineering
• Analyze the concept and types of cohererce as a condition for interference
• Identify the different types of diffraction grafting and the problems associated with binary diffraction grating
Course Code2899

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