printer friendly pageEE 230: Biophotonics: Light in Biology
This course will provide an introduction to the use of optics in biology, primarily focusing on microscopy from an engineering perspective (i.e., the focus of the course is more on technology than biology). Course material will be interspersed with labs to provide hands-on experience with common techniques in modern microscopy (e.g., brightfield, fluorescence, confocal and phase contrast microscopy). Background in college physics strongly recommended. Programming experience with Matlab required. Suggested prerequisites:
EE 134 or
EE 236A.
Last offered: Autumn 2016
EE 236A: Modern Optics
Geometrical optics, aberrations, optical instruments, radiometry. Ray matrices and Gaussian beams. Wave nature of light. Plane waves: at interfaces, in media with varying refractive index. Diffraction and Fourier optics. Interference, single-beam interferometers (Fabry-Perot), multiple-beam interferometers (Michelson, Mach-Zehnder). Polarization, Jones and Stokes calculi.nFormerly
EE 268. Prerequisites:
EE 142 or familiarity with electromagnetism and plane waves.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Solgaard, O. (PI)
;
Black, D. (TA)
EE 347: Optical Methods in Engineering Science
Design and understanding of modern optical systems. Topics: geometrical optics; aberration theory; systems layout; applications such as microscopes, telescopes, optical processors. Computer ray tracing program as a design tool. Prerequisite: 236A or equivalent.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Hesselink, L. (PI)
;
Steven, S. (TA)
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