Visual Optics Lab – Professor Jim Schwiegerling
OPTI 512R: Linear Systems, Fourier Transforms
Recommended Texts
- Jack Gaskill’s LINEAR SYSTEMS, FOURIER TRANSFORMS, AND OPTICS
- Joseph W. Goodman’s INTRODUCTION TO FOURIER OPTICS
- Tyo, JS, Alenin A. Field Guide to Linear Systems in Optics. SPIE Press. 2015.
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Course Outline
Mathematical Background
- Complex numbers Notes 1_12
- Special functions, the impulse function and functions based on the impulse Notes 13_27
- Harmonic Analysis and the Fourier Series, truncated Fourier series Notes 28_45
- Operators and Linear Shift-Invariant Systems. Convolution and its properties Notes 46_58
- Fourier Transform and its properties Notes 59_69
- Convolution Theorem and other special theorems for the Fourier transform (Rayleigh energy, Wiener-Khinchine) Notes 70_71
- Two-dimensional functions, Fourier transforms, and convolution. The Hankel transform and the Radon transform. Notes 72_82
Signal Processing and Sampling
- Filters: Low Pass, High Pass, Band Pass; Amplitude and Phase Filters Notes 83_89
- Signal processing, noise reduction, equalization Notes 90_93
- Sampling and Reconstruction; Aliasing Notes 94_104
- Discrete Fourier Transform and Discrete Convolution Notes 105_111
Electromagnetic Wave Propagation and Diffraction
Imaging Systems and Fourier Optics
- Fresnel diffraction from Lenses and Fourier transforming properties of lenses Notes 152_159
- Diffraction limited imaging systems Notes 160_167
- Performance of optical imaging systems with coherent and incoherent illumination, OTF, MTF, PSF, Aberrations Notes 168_178
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Homework
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Homework Solutions
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Midterms
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Finals
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Recitations
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Demos
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Videos
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