Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

6.161 - Modern Optics Project Laboratory
6.637 - Optical Imaging Devices and Systems
Fall Term 2018

Most 2-D and 3-D optical imaging systems involve the use of one or more of the following: light sources (e.g., lasers,light-emitting diodes,lamps), spatial light emissive or modulation components (e.g., OLED, liquid crystal, electro-optic-crystal and MEMS light modulators), photodetector arrayss (e.g., CCDs, photodiodes), information storage devices (e.g., optical disk, photorefractive material), image processing subsystems (e.g., spatial filtering components, color filtering components, lenses gratings, digital signal processing systems) and of course the human eye.

This joint offering of 6.161 and 6.637 starts with a focus on the fundamental principles of optics and optical phenomena, an includes a laboratory focus on imaging devices and systems. The course has significant design activity so mastery of the fundamentals is essential. The topics covered include: the polarization properties of light, reflection and refraction, coherence and interference, Fraunhofer and Fresnel diffraction, Fourier optics; incoherent and coherent 2-D imaging systems; image resolution; optics of the eye; principles of 3-D imaging systems (near eye and projection); static and dynamic holographic imaging systems (including photorefractive systems); electro-optic, liquid-crystal spatial light modulation; 2-D emissive displays such as OLEDs; lasers, principles of image detectors for the visible and infrared; 2-D and 3-D optical image storage technologies; adaptive optical imaging systems.

Lectures are supplemented with weekly laboratory exercises and problem sets for the first 8 weeks. The course concludes with a final laboratory project of the student's choosing. The 6.161 students must do an experimental project. Undergraduate students may use this subject to find an advanced undergraduate project. There is no final exam.

LECTURE

Room 34-304, TR 2:30-4:00pm

PREREQUISITES

The prerequisite is 6.003. Exceptions can be made by the Lecturer

COURSE STAFF

Feel free to contact either the lecturer, Prof. Cardinal Warde for more information (Registered students only please).

Lecturer:	Prof. Cardinal Warde Room 13-3102 Extension 3-6858 warde@mit.edu
Laboratory Instructor:	Connor Henley Room 36-493 Extension co24401@mit.edu
Writing Coordinator:	Juergen Schoenstein Room E18-240A Extension juergen@mit.edu
Course Secretary:	Josephina Lee joslee@mit.edu
Optics lab:	Room 38-633 Phone: x3-4619
	(Note: We share the lab phone with 6.115, 6.003, and 6.002)