Sharpen your optical engineering skills and learn about optical design and optical systems with this free online course. The field of Optical Engineering has been studied for centuries and this free online Introduction to Optical Engineering course provides a comprehensive guide on the components of optical design software known as optics software for layout and optimization (OSLO). What exactly is a Gaussian beam, interference and diffraction? Learn this and more with this free online engineering qualification.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 196135 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 4-5 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like 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 Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Discuss the meaning and historical background of optical engineering • Explain the concept and application of Gaussian beams to optical systems • Analyze how light travels in a straight line in a homogeneous medium • Discuss the different types of reflections that can be found in an optical system • Analyze the postulations of the ray and wave models in optical engineering • Discuss the simulation tool referred to as optics software for layout and optimization (OSLO) in optical engineering • Distinguish the chief ray and the axial ray along with the functions they perform in the optical system design • Explain the relationship among the YNU technique, the YUI technique, and the matrix method as they relate to ray tracing |
| Course Code | 2905 |
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