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CONFERENCES AND COURSES: 6–10 August 2017

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COURSE TOPICS INCLUDEOptomechanics and Optical Manufacturing

Optical Design Design and Systems Engineering

Astronomical Optics and Instrumenation

Nanoscience

Advanced Metrology

Remote Sensing

Detectors and Imaging

Optics Educators

Professional Development

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Imaging Spectrometry

Physiological Optics of the Eye for Engineers

Deep Learning and its Applications in Image Processing

A Crash Course on Spin Physics

Introduction to Optomechanical Design

Optomechanical Systems Engineering

Stray Light Analysis and Control

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COURSES


ADVANCED METROLOGYSun SC213 Introduction to Interferometric Optical Testing

(Wyant) 8:30amto12:30pm,$335/$390 . . . . . . . . . . p .7

Sun SC1164 Wavefront Data Analysis (Mahajan) 1:30pmto5:30pm,$375/$430 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p .6

Mon SC1003Optical Scatter Metrology for Industry(Stover) 8:30amto12:30pm,$370/$425 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p .6

Mon SC492 Predicting, Modeling, and Interpreting Light Scattered by Surfaces (Germer) 1:30pmto5:30pm,$300/$355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p .7

ASTRONOMICAL OPTICS AND INSTRUMENTATIONSun SC213 Introduction to Interferometric Optical Testing

(Wyant) 8:30amto12:30pm,$335/$390 . . . . . . . . . . p .9

Mon SC1114 The Proper Care of Optics: Cleaning, Handling, Storage and Shipping(Schalck) 1:30pmto5:30pm,$345/$400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p .8

Wed SC1086Optical Materials, Fabrication and Testing for the Optical Engineer(DeGroote Nelson) 8:30amto12:30pm,$300/$355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p .8

ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE OPTICAL SYSTEMSMon SC1114 The Proper Care of Optics: Cleaning, Handling,

Storage and Shipping(Schalck) 1:30pmto5:30pm,$345/$400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p .9

DETECTORS AND IMAGINGSun SC1222NewDeep Learning and its Applications in Image

Processing(Nasrabadi) 8:30amto5:30pm,$525/$640 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p .10

Mon SC504 Introduction to CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors and Applications(Janesick) 8:30amto5:30pm,$665/$780 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p .11

Tue SC916 Digital Camera and Sensor Evaluation Using Photon Transfer(Janesick) 8:30amto5:30pm,$580/$695p .11

Wed SC194 Multispectral and Hyperspectral Image Sensors(Lomheim) 1:30pmto5:30pm,$380/$435 . . . . . . . p .10

NANOSCIENCEMon SC1223NewA Crash Course on Spin Physics(Dyakonov)

8:30amto12:30pm,$300/$355 . . . . . . . . . . . p .12

OPTICAL DESIGN AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERINGSun SC690 Optical System Design: Layout Principles and Practice

(Greivenkamp) 8:30amto5:30pm,$560/$675 . . . . p .16

Mon SC1112 Introduction to Electro-Optical Systems Design(Stotts) 8:30amto5:30pm,$635/$750 . . . . . . . . . . p .13

Mon SC003 Practical Optical System Design(Youngworth) 8:30amto5:30pm,$630/$745 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p .12

Mon SC1114 The Proper Care of Optics: Cleaning, Handling, Storage and Shipping(Schalck) 1:30pmto5:30pm,$345/$400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p .14

Tue SC011 Design of Efficient Illumination Systems(Cassarly) 8:30amto12:30pm,$300/$355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p .13

Tue SC1178 Fundamentals of Molded Optics(Symmons, Schaub) 8:30amto12:30pm,$335/$390 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p .15

Tue SC863 Introduction to Modern Optical Drawings – the ISO 10110 Standard(Aikens) 8:30amto12:30pm,$300/$355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p .17

Wed SC912 Intermediate Lens Design(Bentley) 8:30amto5:30pm,$560/$675 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p .17

Wed SC1086Optical Materials, Fabrication and Testing for the Optical Engineer(DeGroote Nelson) 8:30amto12:30pm,$300/$355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p .13

Wed SC1199 Stray Light Analysis and Control(Fest) 8:30amto5:30pm,$570/$685 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p .15

Thu SC1221 NewPhysiological Optics of the Eye for Engineers(Lakshminarayanan) 8:30amto5:30pm,$560/$675 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p .16

Thu SC1165 Probability for Systems Engineers(Arenberg) 8:30amto12:30pm,$300/$355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p .14

OPTICAL SYSTEMS & LENS DESIGNTue SC1179 Optical Glass – Properties and Application-oriented

Specification(Hartmann) 8:30amto5:30pm,$570/$685 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p .18

Wed SC1086Optical Materials, Fabrication and Testing for the Optical Engineer(DeGroote Nelson) 8:30amto12:30pm,$300/$355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p .18

COURSE INDEX


COURSE INDEX

OPTOMECHANICS AND OPTICAL MANUFACTURINGSun SC213 Introduction to Interferometric Optical Testing

(Wyant) 8:30amto12:30pm,$335/$390 . . . . . . . . .p .22

Sun-MonSC014Introduction to Optomechanical Design(Vukobratovich) 8:30amto5:30pm,$1,000/$1,255 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p .19

Mon SC781 Optomechanical Analysis(Hatheway) 8:30amto5:30pm,$570/$685 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p .23

Mon SC1114 The Proper Care of Optics: Cleaning, Handling, Storage and Shipping(Schalck) 1:30pmto5:30pm,$345/$400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p .21

Tue SC010 Introduction to Optical Alignment Techniques(Castle) 8:30amto5:30pm,$525/$640 . . . . . . . . . . p .19

Tue SC1019 Mounting of Optical Components(Kasunic) 8:30amto5:30pm,$605/$720 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p .20

Tue SC015 Fastening Optical Elements with Adhesives(Daly) 1:30pmto5:30pm,$300/$355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p .20

Wed SC218 Advanced Composite Materials for Optomechanical Systems(Zweben) 8:30amto5:30pm,$525/$640 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p .23

Wed SC1086Optical Materials, Fabrication and Testing for the Optical Engineer(DeGroote Nelson) 8:30amto12:30pm,$300/$355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p .21

Thu SC1120 Finite Element Analysis of Optics(Doyle, Genberg) 8:30amto5:30pm,$595/$710 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p .22

Thu SC1085Optomechanical Systems Engineering(Kasunic) 8:30amto5:30pm,$595/$710 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p .21

REMOTE SENSINGSun SC567 Introduction to Optical Remote Sensing Systems

(Shaw) 1:30pmto5:30pm,$300/$355 . . . . . . . . . . . p .24

Wed SC1220NewImaging Spectrometry(Hagen) 8:30amto12:30pm,$300/$355 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p .24

Thu SC152 Infrared Focal Plane Arrays(Hubbs) 8:30amto5:30pm,$525/$640 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p .24

COURSES FOR INDUSTRY AND EXHIBITORSMon SC609 Basic Optics for Non-Optics Personnel(Harding)

1:30pmto4:00pm,$150/$150 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p .25

OPTICS EDUCATORSTue WS1156Dumpster Optics: Teaching Optics with Junk

(Donnelly, Magnani) 10:30amto12:30pm,$10/$15p .25

Tue WS1201 I SEE THE LIGHT! An introduction to basic properties of light (McKee) 1:30pmto5:30pm,$10/$15 . . . . . p .26

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTSun WS897Making the most of your Presentation(Doumont) 1:30

pmto5:30pm,Freetoattendees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p .26

Mon WS908Structuring your Research Paper (Doumont) 8:30amto12:30pm,Freetoattendees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p .27

Mon WS1202Conveying Messages with Graphs (Doumont )1:30pmto5:30pm,Freetoattendees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p .27

Wed WS1059Resumes to Interviews: Strategies for a Successful Job Search (Welch, Krinsky)3:30pmto5:30pm,Freetoattendees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p .27


COURSE SCHEDULE SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

Nanoscience

NEW SC1223A Crash Course on Spin Physics(Dyakonov) 8:30amto12:30pm,$300/$355,p .12

Atmospheric and Space Optical SystemsSC1114The Proper Care of Optics: Cleaning, Handling, Storage and Shipping(Schalck) 1:30pmto5:30pm,$345/$400,p .9

Detectors and Imaging

NEW SC1222Deep Learning and its Applications in Image Processing(Nasrabadi) 8:30amto5:30pm,$525/$640,p .10

SC504Introduction to CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors and Applications(Janesick) 8:30amto5:30pm,$665/$780,p .11

SC916Digital Camera and Sensor Evaluation Using Photon Transfer(Janesick) 8:30amto5:30pm,$580/$695,p .11

SC194Multispectral and Hyperspectral Image Sensors(Lomheim) 1:30pmto5:30pm,$380/$435,p .10

Astronomical Optics and InstrumentationSC213Introduction to Interferometric Optical Testing(Wyant) 8:30amto12:30pm,$335/$390,p .9

SC1114The Proper Care of Optics: Cleaning, Handling, Storage and Shipping(Schalck) 1:30pmto5:30pm,$345/$400,p .8

SC1086Optical Materials, Fabrication and Testing for the Optical Engineer(DeGroote Nelson) 8:30amto12:30pm,$300/$355,p .8

Advanced MetrologySC213Introduction to Interferometric Optical Testing(Wyant) 8:30amto12:30pm,$335/$390,p .7

SC1003Optical Scatter Metrology for Industry(Stover) 8:30amto12:30pm,$370/$425,p .6

SC1164Wavefront Data Analysis (Mahajan) 1:30pmto5:30pm,$375/$430p .6

SC492Predicting, Modeling, and Interpreting Light Scattered by Surfaces (Germer) 1:30pmto5:30pm,$300/$355,p .7

Optical Design and Systems EngineeringSC690Optical System Design: Layout Principles and Practice(Greivenkamp) 8:30amto5:30pm,$560/$675,p .16

SC1112Introduction to Electro-Optical Systems Design(Stotts) 8:30amto5:30pm,$635/$750,p .13

SC011Design of Efficient Illumination Systems(Cassarly) 8:30amto12:30pm,$300/$355,p .13

SC912Intermediate Lens Design(Bentley) 8:30amto5:30pm,$560/$675,p .17

NEW SC1221Physio- logical Optics of the Eye for Engineers(Lakshminarayanan) 8:30amto5:30pm,$560/$675,p .16

SC003Practical Optical System Design(Youngworth) 8:30amto5:30pm,$630/$745,p .12

SC1178Fundamentals of Molded Optics(Symmons, Schaub) 8:30amto12:30pm,$335/$390,p .15


SC1165Probability for Systems Engineers(Arenberg) 8:30amto12:30pm,$300/$355,p .14

SC1114The Proper Care of Optics: Cleaning, Han-dling, Storage and Ship-ping(Schalck) 1:30pmto5:30pm,$345/$400,p .14

SC863Introduction to Modern Optical Drawings – the ISO 10110 Standard(Aikens) 8:30amto12:30pm,$300/$355,p .17

SC1199Stray Light Analysis and Control(Fest) 8:30amto5:30pm,$570/$685,p .15


COURSE SCHEDULE

Optomechanics and Optical ManufacturingSC213Introduction to Interferometric Optical Testing(Wyant) 8:30amto12:30pm,$335/$390,p .22

SC781Optomechanical Analysis(Hatheway) 8:30amto5:30pm,$570/$685,p .23

SC010Introduction to Optical Alignment Techniques(Castle) 8:30amto5:30pm,$525/$640,p .19

SC218Advanced Composite Materials for Optomechanical Systems(Zweben) 8:30amto5:30pm,$525/$640,p .23

SC1120Finite Element Analysis of Optics(Doyle, Genberg) 8:30amto5:30pm,$595/$710,p .22

SC014Introduction to Optomechanical Design(Vukobratovich) 8:30amto5:30pm,$1,000/$1,255,p .19

SC1019Mounting of Optical Components(Kasunic) 8:30amto5:30pm,$605/$720,p .20


SC1085Optomechanical Systems Engineering(Kasunic) 8:30amto5:30pm,$595/$710,p .21

SC1114The Proper Care of Optics: Cleaning, Handling, Storage and Shipping(Schalck) 1:30pmto5:30pm,$345/$400,p .21

SC015Fastening Optical Elements with Adhesives(Daly) 1:30pmto5:30pm,$300/$355,p .20

Optical Systems & Lens DesignSC1179Optical Glass – Properties and Application-oriented Specification(Hartmann) 8:30amto5:30pm,$570/$685,p .18


Optics EducatorsWS1156Dumpster Optics: Teaching Optics with Junk (Donnelly, Magnani) 10:30amto12:30pm,$10/$15,p .25

WS1201 I SEE THE LIGHT! An introduction to basic properties of light (McKee) 1:30pmto5:30pm,$10/$15,p .26

Remote SensingSC567Introduction to Optical Remote Sensing Systems(Shaw) 1:30pmto5:30pm,$300/$355,p .24

NEW SC1220Imaging Spectrometry(Hagen) 8:30amto12:30pm,$300/$355,p .24

SC152Infrared Focal Plane Arrays(Hubbs) 8:30amto5:30pm,$525/$640,p .24

Professional DevelopmentWS897Making the most of your Presentation(Doumont) 1:30pmto5:30pm,Freetoattendees,p .26

WS908Structuring your Research Paper (Doumont) 8:30amto12:30pm,Freetoattendees,p .27

WS1059Resumes to Interviews: Strategies for a Successful Job Search (Welch, Krinsky)3:30to5:30pm,Freetoattendees,p .27

WS1202Conveying Messages with Graphs (Doumont )1:30pmto5:30pm,Freetoattendees,p .27

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

Courses for Industry and ExhibitorsSC609Basic Optics for Non-Optics Personnel(Harding) 1:30pmto4:00pm,$150/$150,p .25


ADVANCED METROLOGYOptical Scatter Metrology for IndustrySC1003Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.4 $370 Members | $425 Non-Members USD $200 Student Members USD Monday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

The course emphasizes quantifying, measuring and understandingscatter .Ascatterometerwillbeusedduringtheclasstoillustratetheseissues and students are encouraged to bring samples to the course .Optical scatter, originally used almost exclusively to characterize thestray lightgeneratedbyopticallysmoothsurfaces, isnowbeingusedasafast,economicalwaytomonitorthesurfacetexturerequirementsinavarietyofindustries .Forexample,asthelightingindustrymovestoLED’sscatter fromahugenumberofcomponents isbeingmeasuredfor analysis in stray radiation codes . Texture is an important require-ment for the metal producing industry and it changes with roll wear .Theappearanceofeverydayappliances(fromdoorhingestocomputercases)variesdramaticallywithtexture .Thequalityofflatpaneldisplaysdependsonthescattercharacteristicsofthescreenandcomponentsbehindit .SEMIandASTMhaverespondedtothenewapplicationswith“scatter standards” to help communication between manufacturers,vendorsandcustomers .Thecoursestartswitheasier toanalyzeop-ticalapplicationsand thenexplores the transition to rougher industrysurfaces,wherethemeasurementsareeasier .Betweenagoodopticalmirrorandaconcretesidewalktherearethousandsofindustrysurfacesthatcanbemonitoredwithscattermetrology .Therearetwokeypointsfor these“in-between”surfaces: (1) If the texturechanges- thescat-ter changes and (2) these changes (and product function) cannot beadequatelymonitoredbyasinglevariable-suchasRMSRoughness,HazeorGloss .Studentsareaskedtoshareasmuchastheycanoftheirscattermetrologyissues .

LEARNING OUTCOMESThiscoursewillenableyouto:• quantifyandanalyzescatterintermsofBRDF,ARS,TIS,Hazeand

DSCunits• explaintheinstrumentationforobtainingscatterdataandevaluate

systemcalibration• describeandovercomethevariousdifficultiesincomparing

roughnessstatisticsfoundfromprofilometersandscatterometersforbothisotropicandnon-isotropicsamples

• convertscattertoroughnessstatisticsifpossibleandunderstandwhenitisnotpossible

• evaluatetheuseofscattermeasurementsforspecificapplicationssuchas:straysystemradiation,surfacemicro-roughness,particulatesizingandbackgroundsensornoise

• explaintheuseofpolystyrenelatexspheredepositionsasanopticalscatteringstandard

• reviewscatteringstandardsforthesemiconductorandphoto-voltaicindustries

INTENDED AUDIENCEEngineers,scientists,andmanagerswhoneedtounderstandandap-plythebasicconceptsofscattermetrologytolaboratoryresearchandindustrialprocesscontrol .Someknowledgeofcalculusishelpful,butthecoursedoesnotrequirethatthestudentfollowmathematicalderiva-tions .TheinstructorhasworkedwithThomasGermer(SC492instruc-tor)toavoidoverlapbetweenthetwocourses .

INSTRUCTORJohn Stover is President of The Scatter Works, Inc ., a Tucson firmconcentrating on scatter based metrology standards, consulting, in-strumentsandmeasurementsas theyapply todiverse industries .Hehasresearchedlightscatterrelatedproblemsforover40yearsandledteams of engineers who developed state-of-the-art scatterometers,verified theoretical relationshipbetweensurface roughnessandscat-terandcharacterizedsurfacedefectsto improvewafermetrology .Hehasbeeninvolvedwithinternationalstandardsorganizationsforover20years,isanSPIEFellow,andhasbeenactiveasanauthor,conferencechairman,andeditor,andhasoveronehundredpublicationsincludingthefollowingbook .

COURSEPRICEINCLUDEStheebookOptical Scattering: Measurement and Analysis, 3rd Edition(SPIEPress,2012)byJohnStover .

Wavefront Data AnalysisSC1164Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.4 $375 Members | $430 Non-Members USD $202 Student Members USD Sunday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Thecoursebeginswithanoverviewofbasicaberrationsandtoleranceanalysisinopticalimagingsystems .Zernikecirclepolynomialsandtheiruseinwavefrontdataanalysisarepresentedasareanalyticalmethodsfor cases involving non-circular pupils such as annular, square, hex-agonalandellipticalpupils .Thecalculationoforthonormalaberrationcoefficients from thewavefront errordataobtainedbyphase-shiftinginterferometeryorwavefront slopeerrordataobtainedwith aShack-Hartmannsensorisexplained,andnumericalanalysesofbothtypesofdataaredemonstrated .

LEARNING OUTCOMESThiscoursewillenableyouto:• acquireaworkingknowledgeofbasicaberrations• specifyaberration/fabricationtolerancebasedonStrehlratioand

Rayleigh’squarterwaverule• explainwhatZernikepolynomialsareandwhytheyareusedin

wavefrontdataanalysis• determineZernikecoefficientsfromopticaldesignortesting

wavefrontdata .• determineZernikecoefficientsfromwavefrontslopedata• relateZernikecoefficientstoSeidelcoefficients• interpretdatageneratedbywavefrontorwavefrontslopesensors• developeffectivecommunicationbetweensystemengineersor

engineeringmanagersandopticaldesigners,fabricators,andtesters .

INTENDED AUDIENCEScientists,engineers,andmanagersinvolvedinlensandopticalsystemdesign,fabrication,oropticaltesting .Someknowledgeofaberrationsandorexperiencewithopticaldesign,fabrication,ortestingishelpfulbutnotnecessary .

INSTRUCTORVirendra Mahajan is a graduate of the College of Optical Sciences,UniversityofArizona,whereheisanadjunctprofessor .Hehas40yearsofexperienceworkingonspaceopticalsystems,31ofthosewithTheAerospaceCorporation,wherefromheretiredasadistinguishedscien-tist .HeisaFellowofSPIE,OSA,andtheOpticalSocietyofIndia,andrecipientofSPIE’s2006Conradyaward,and2015Educatoraward .Dr .MahajanistheauthorofAberrationTheoryMadeSimple,2nded .(2011),theeditorofSelectedPapersonEffectsofAberrationsinOpticalImag-ing (1993), and theauthorofOptical ImagingandAberrations,Part I:RayGeometricalOptics(1998),PartII:WaveDiffractionOptics,2nded .(2011),PartIII:WavefrontAnalysis(2013),FundamentalsofGeometricalOptics(2014),allpublishedbySPIEPress .HeisalsoanAssociateEditorofOSA’sHandbookofOptics,3rded .

COURSEPRICEINCLUDEStheebookOptical Imaging and Aberrations, Part III: Wavefront Analysis(SPIEPress2013)byVirendarN .Mahajan .

COURSES


Introduction to Interferometric Optical TestingSC213Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.4 $335 Members | $390 Non-Members USD $186 Student Members USD Sunday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

Thisshortcourseintroducesthefieldofinterferometricopticaltesting .Topics covered include basic interferometers for optical testing, andconceptsofphase-shiftinginterferometryincludingerroranalysis .Longwavelength interferometry,testingofasphericsurfaces,measurementofsurfacemicrostructure,andthestate-of-the-artofdirectphasemea-surementinterferometersarealsodiscussed .

LEARNING OUTCOMESThiscoursewillenableyouto:• explainthebasicconceptsofinterferometricopticaltesting• describethepower,capabilities,andlimitationsofphase-shifting

interferometry• describetechniques,advantages,anddisadvantagesoflong-

wavelengthinterferometry• comparedifferentaspherictestingtechniques• listcapabilitiesandtechniquesformeasuringsurfacemicrostructure• describethecurrentstate-of-the-artofdirectphasemeasurement

interferometers

INTENDED AUDIENCEEngineers,scientists,andmanagerswhoneedtounderstandthebasicconceptsofinterferometricopticaltesting .

INSTRUCTORJames WyantisProfessorofOpticalSciencesattheUniversityofAri-zona .HeiscurrrentlyChairmanoftheBoardof4DTechnology .Hewasa founderof theWYKOCorporationandservedas itspresident from1984to1997 .Dr .Wyantwasthe1986PresidentofSPIE .

COURSEPRICEINCLUDESthetextField Guide to Interferometric Opti-cal Testing(SPIEPress,2006)byEricP .GoodmanandJamesC .Wyant .

Predicting, Modeling, and Interpreting Light Scattered by SurfacesSC492Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.4 $300 Members | $355 Non-Members USD $172 Student Members USD Monday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Themeasurementoflightscatteredbysurfacescanbeusedtolocateand identifyroughness,particulates,anddefectsonawidevarietyofmaterials .Applicationsincludetheinspectionofsiliconwafers,optics,andstoragemedia,characterizationof thinfilmroughness, identifica-tionofobjectsinremotesensing,andpredictionofopticalsystemper-formance .Theaimof thiscourse is toprovidetools toengineersandscientiststoenablethemtopredictscatteringfordifferentsources,dif-ferentiateamongstdifferent scatteringsources, and todesign instru-mentationthatmaximizessensitivityordifferentiationamongstscatter-ingsourcesfortheirspecificapplication .EmphasiswillbeplacedontheuseoftheSCATMECHlibraryofscatteringcodesandtheModeledIntegratedScatterTool(MIST)inordertominimizethemathematicsthatcanoftenbeabarrier to thosewhowouldotherwisebe interested inusing optical scatter . The measurement of scatter is emphasized inSC1003taughtbyJohnStover .

LEARNING OUTCOMESThiscoursewillenableyouto:• quantifyscatterintermsofintensityandpolarizationproperties• identifylikelysourcesofscatterfromamaterialorthinfilm• predictscatterfromspecificscattersources:roughness,particles,

andsubsurfacedefects• designexperimentsthatdifferentiateamongscatteringsources• useMISTtoevaluateorvisualizeopticalscatterinavarietyof

applications .• definethelimitationsoflightscattering

INTENDED AUDIENCEThiscourseisintendedforscientistsandengineerswhoareinterestedinmodeling,predicting,andinterpretinglightscatterfromsurfacesformaterialinspection,opticaldesign,orremotesensingapplications .TheinstructorhasdesignedthecoursetocomplementSC1003,work-ing inconjunctionwithSC1003’s instructorJohnStover tocoordinatethematerial .

INSTRUCTORThomas Germerisaphysicistspecializinginmeasurementsandmod-elingof theoptical propertiesofmaterials at theNational InstituteofStandards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Maryland . He has pub-lishedoveronehundredtechnicalpapers,coveringtopicsofelectronandultrafasttime-resolvedsurfacespectroscopy,diffuseopticalscat-tering from particles, roughness, and defects near surfaces and thinfilms, polarimetry, critical dimension metrology by grating scatterom-etry, and biomedical optics . He is the developer of the SCATMECHlibraryoflightscatteringcodesandtheassociatedMISTprogram .Dr .GermerreceivedaB .A .fromtheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,andaM .S .andPh .D .fromCornellUniversity,andisaFellowofSPIE .

Followingthecourse,attendeeswillbeprovidedwithanelectroniccopyofthepublicdomainSCATMECHlibrary,theMISTprogram,andalloftheexampleprogramsdiscussedintheclass .

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ASTRONOMICAL OPTICS AND INSTRUMENTATIONOptical Materials, Fabrication and Testing for the Optical EngineerSC1086Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.4 $300 Members | $355 Non-Members USD $172 Student Members USD Wednesday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

This course isdesigned togive theoptical engineeror lensdesigneranintroductiontothetechnologiesandtechniquesofopticalmaterials,fabrication and testing . This knowledge will help the optical engineerunderstandhowthechoiceofopticalspecificationsandtolerancescaneither lead tomorecost effectiveoptical components, or canexces-sivelydrivethepriceup .Topicscoveredincludeopticalmaterials,tradi-tional,CNCandnovelopticalfabricationtechnologies,surfacetestingandfabricationtolerances .

LEARNING OUTCOMESThiscoursewillenableyouto:• identifykeymechanical,chemicalandthermalpropertiesofoptical

materials(glass,crystalsandceramics)andhowtheyaffecttheopticalsystemperformanceandcostofopticalcomponents

• describethebasicprocessesofopticalfabrication• definemeaningfulsurfaceanddimensionaltolerances• communicateeffectivelywithopticalfabricators• designopticalcomponentsthatareabletobemanufacturedand

measuredusingstateoftheartopticalfabricationtechnologies• choosetheoptimumspecificationsandtolerancesforyournext

project

INTENDED AUDIENCEOpticalengineers,lensdesigners,ormanagerswhowishtolearnmoreabouthowopticalmaterials, fabricationand testingaffect theopticaldesigner .Undergraduatetraininginengineeringorscienceisassumed .

INSTRUCTORJessica DeGroote NelsonistheDirectorofTechnologyandStrategyatOptimaxSystems,Inc .SheisanadjunctfacultymemberatTheIn-stituteofOpticsattheUniversityofRochesterteachingbothanunder-graduateandgraduatecourseonOpticalFabricationandTesting,andhasgivenseveralguest lecturesonoptical fabricationandmetrologymethods .SheearnedaPh .D .inOpticsatTheInstituteofOpticsattheUniversityofRochester .Dr .NelsonisamemberofbothOSAandSPIE .

The Proper Care of Optics: Cleaning, Handling, Storage and ShippingSC1114Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.4 $345 Members | $400 Non-Members USD $190 Student Members USD Monday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Therearemanywaystocleanoptics;somearelearnedfromexperienceand/orfailure .Thiscourseexplainsthepropercleaningmethodsforop-ticsthatareusedbyprofessionalopticaltechniciansandengineers .Howtocleanopticshasalwaysbeenachallengingandcontroversialsubject .SearchingtheInternetwillyieldhundredsofarticlesandvideosthatclaimtoknowthebestmethods .Thiscoursewillexplainthesimplestepsusedincleaningoptics .Itwillalsodescribetheproperhandling,storageandshippingofoptical components .Thecourse isdesignedforadiverseaudience,fromafirst-timeopticalcleanertoanengineersearching formethodsofhandlingandpackagingoptics .An in-classdemonstrationoninspectingandcleaningopticswillbepresented .

LEARNING OUTCOMESThiscoursewillenableyouto:• identifypropercleaningtoolsandtheiruse• explainsafetyguidelines,personalprotectionequipmentandbasic

worktablelayout• comparelightingtypesrequiredforinspectionandcleaning• identifysolventsandcleaningliquidsusedforremovingcontaminates• describehandtechniquesusedforapplicators,wipes,andhowto

foldwipes• explaininspectionmethodsforopticalsurfaces• listthetypesofcontaminantsanddescribeashorthistoryofscratch

anddig• describevisualmethodsused:unaidedeye,eyeloupe,microscope

(lightanddigital)• describetypesofopticalcoatings• explainpropercleaningofsmall,largeandinfraredoptics• describespecialcleaningtechniques• explaintechniquesusedforinstrumentinspection,disassembly,

assembly,andcleaning• describevariousinstrumenttypes• describethetricksofthetrade:edgecleaning,protection,blackpaint

andremovingglue• describehandlingofopticsusingtweezers,cups,trays,storageand

protectionmethods• summarizeshippingcontainmentmethods• explainoutdoorfieldcleaning

INTENDED AUDIENCETechnicians,engineers,scientistsandmanagerswhowishtolearnthemethods of cleaning, handling, storage and shipping of optics . Highschooltograduatedegree .

INSTRUCTORRobert SchalckisanOpticalEngineerwithover40yearsexperienceintheopticalindustry,andauthorofthetext“TheProperCareofOptics”(SPIEPress,2013)aswellasanSPIEOnlineCourseofthesametitle .HepresentedhisfirstpaperoncleaningopticsattheOSAOF&Tworkshopin1975 .In1989,hedeliveredapaperonClassicalOpticalCleaningattheOSA“HowtoConference .”Overseveraldecades,hehasgivenpre-sentationsonhowtocleanopticstogroupsandorganizations .HeisaSeniorMemberofOSAandSPIE .

COURSE PRICE INCLUDES the ebook The Proper Care of Optics: Cleaning, Handling, Storage and Shipping(SPIEPress,2013),byRobertSchalck .

This course is also available in online format.

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ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE OPTICAL SYSTEMSThe Proper Care of Optics: Cleaning, Handling, Storage and ShippingSC1114Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.4 $345 Members | $400 Non-Members USD $190 Student Members USD Monday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm











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DETECTORS AND IMAGINGDeep Learning and its Applications in Image Processing NewSC1222Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.7 $525 Members | $640 Non-Members USD $286 Student Members USD Sunday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

Thiscourseprovidesabroadintroductiontothebasicconceptoftheclassicalneuralnetworks(NN)anditscurrentevolutiontodeeplearn-ing(DL)technology .Theprimarygoalofthiscourseistointroducethewell-knowndeeplearningarchitecturesandtheirapplicationsinimageprocessing forobjectdetection, identification,verification,actionrec-ognition,sceneunderstandingandbiometricsusingasinglemodalityormultimodalitysensorinformation .Thiscoursewilldescribethehistoryofneuralnetworksanditsprogresstocurrentdeeplearningtechnology .ItcoversseveralDLarchitecturessuchtheclassicalmulti-layerfeedfor-wardneuralnetworks,convolutionalneuralnetworks(CNN),restrictedBoltzmannmachines (RBM),auto-encodersand recurrentneuralnet-workssuchas longtermshortmemory (LSTM) .Useofdeep learningarchitecturesforfeatureextractionandclassificationwillbedescribedanddemonstrated .ExamplesofpopularCNN-basedarchitecturessuchas AlexNet, VGGNet, GooGleNet (inception modules), ResNet, Deep-Face,HighwayNetworks,FractalNetandtheirapplicationstodefenseand security will be discussed . Advanced architectures such as Sia-mesedeepnetworks,coupledneuralnetworks,auto-encoders,fusionofmultipleCNNsandtheirapplicationstoobjectverificationandclas-sificationwillalsobecovered .

LEARNING OUTCOMESThiscoursewillenableyouto:• Identifythefundamentalconceptsofneuralnetworksanddeep

learning• Describethemajordifferencesbetweenneuralnetworkandcurrent

deeplearningarchitectures• Explainthestochasticgradientdescentalgorithmtotraindeep

learningnetworkswithdifferentregularizationsmethods• DescribethepopularCNN-basedarchitectures(i .e .,AlexNet,VGGNet,

GooGleNet,ResNet)• Comparetherelativemeritsofvariousdeeplearningarchitectures,

MLP,CNN,RBMandLSTM• FormulateCNNandauto-encodersforfeatureextraction• Demonstratetheuseofdeeplearningframeworkforobject,face,

pedestriandetection,poseestimationandfaceidentification• DifferentiatebetweenSiameseandcoupleddeeplearning

architecturesandtheiruseforobjectverificationandidentification• Designmultipledeeplearningarchitecturesformulti-viewface

identificationandmultimodalbiometricsapplications

INTENDED AUDIENCEScientists,engineers,technicians,ormanagerswhowishtolearnmoreaboutdeeplearningarchitecturesandtheirapplicationsindefenseandsecurity .Undergraduatetraininginengineeringorscienceisassumed .

INSTRUCTORNasser Nasrabadi isaprofessor in theLaneComputerScienceandElectricalEngineeringDepartmentatWestVirginiaUniversity .Hewasseniorresearchscientist (ST)atUSArmyResearchLaboratory (ARL) .Heisactivelyengagedinresearchindeeplearning,imageprocessing,automatictargetrecognitionandhyperspectralimagingfordefenseandsecurity .Hehaspublishedover300papersinjournalsandconferenceproceedings .HehasbeenanassociateeditorfortheIEEETransactionson ImageProcessing, IEEETransactionsonCircuitsandSystems forVideoTechnologyandIEEETransactionsforNeuralNetworks .HeisaFellowofIEEEandSPIE .

Multispectral and Hyperspectral Image SensorsSC194Course Level: AdvancedCEU: 0.4 $380 Members | $435 Non-Members USD $204 Student Members USD Wednesday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Thiscoursewilldescribe the imagingcapabilitiesandapplicationsofthe principal types of multispectral (MS) and hyperspectral (HS) sen-sors .Thefocuswillbeonsensorsthatworkinthevisible,near-infraredandshortwave-infraredspectralregimes,butthecoursewilltouchonlongwave-infrared applications . A summary of the salient features ofclassicalcolorimaging(humanobservation)willalsobeprovidedinanappendix .

LEARNING OUTCOMESThiscoursewillenableyouto:• understandmanyoftheapplicationsandadvantagesofmultispectral

(MS)andhyperspectral(HS)imaging• describeandcategorizethepropertiesoftheprincipalMS/HSdesign

types(multi-bandscanner,starerswithfilterwheels,dispersive,wedge,andFouriertransformimagerswith2Darrays,etc .)

• listanddefinetherelevantradiometricradiometricquantities,conceptsandphenomenology

• understandtheprocessoftranslatingsystemrequirementsintosensorhardwareconstraintsandspecifications

• analyzesignal-to-noiseratio,modulation-transfer-function,andspatial/spectralsamplingforMSandHSsensors

• define,understandandapplytherelevantnoise-equivalentfigures-of-merit(Noise-equivalentreflectancedifference,Noise-equivalenttemperaturedifference,Noise-equivalentspectralradiance,Noise-equivalentirradiance,etc .)

• describetheelementsoftheimagechainfromphotons-intobits-out(photondetection,videosignalmanipulation,analogprocessing,anddigitization)

• listandreviewkeyimagersubsystemtechnologyelements(optical,focalplane,videoelectronics,andthermal)

• formulateadetailedend-to-enddesignexampleofasatelliteimagingscanningHSsensor

• provideanappendixthatsummarizescolorimagingprinciplesandsensorassociatedelementsforhumanobservationapplications(e .g .colortelevision,stillcameras,etc .)

INTENDED AUDIENCEEngineers,scientists,andtechnicalmanagerswhoareinterestedinun-derstanding and applying multispectral and hyperspectral sensors inadvancedmilitary,civil,scientificandcommercialapplications .

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INSTRUCTORTerrence LomheimholdsthepositionofDistinguishedEngineeratTheAerospaceCorp .Hehas34yearsofhardwareandanalysisexperienceinvisibleandinfraredelectro-opticalsystems,focalplanetechnology,andappliedoptics,andhasauthoredandco-authored63publicationsinthesetechnicalareas .HeisaFellowoftheSPIE .

COURSEPRICE INCLUDES the textCMOS/CCD Sensors and Camera Systems, Second Edition (SPIEPress,2011)byTerrenceLomheimandGeraldHolst .

Introduction to CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors and ApplicationsSC504Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.7 $665 Members | $780 Non-Members USD $342 Student Members USD Monday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

ThiscourseprovidesareviewofgeneraltheoryandoperationforCCDandCMOSimagingtechnologies lookingat thedevelopmentandap-plication statuses of both . Performance differences between CMOSandCCDimagingarraysarecovered .Fundamentalperformancelimitsbehindmajorsensoroperationsarepresentedinadditiontoimagede-fects, shorts, device yield, popular chip foundries, chip cost; customdesigned and off-the-shelf sensors . We discuss operation principlesbehind popular commercial and scientific CMOS pixel architectures,andvariousarrayreadoutschemes .Wecoverbacksideilluminatedar-raysforUV,EUVandx-rayapplications;highQEfrontsideilluminatedsensors;deepdepletionCCDs,ultralargeCMOSandCCDarrays;highspeed/ low noise parallel readout sensors . We describe the photontransfer technique in measuring performance and calibrating cameraandchipsystems,andchargetransfermechanisms .Wereviewcorre-lateddoublesampling theoryused toachieve lownoiseperformanceandconcludewithalookatfutureresearchanddevelopmenttrendsforeachtechnology .

LEARNING OUTCOMESThiscoursewillenableyouto:• describeoperatingCMOSandCCDarraysandcamerasystemsfor

commercialandscientificimagingapplications• explainhowCCDandCMOSarraysaredesigned,fabricated,tested

andcalibrated• knowhowtoapplytestmethodologiesandperformancestandards• listspecificationsandrequirementstoselectasensorforyour

imagingapplication• recognizeperformancedifferencesbetweenCMOSandCCD

technologies• understandhowvideosignalsareprocessedforoptimumsignal-to-

noiseperformance• becomefamiliarwithcurrentandfutureimagingtechnologiesand

applications

INTENDED AUDIENCEThiscourseisforscientists,engineers,andmanagersinvolvedwithhighperformanceCCDandCMOSimagingsensorsandcamerasystems .

INSTRUCTORJames Janesick iscurrently thedirectorof theCMOSadvancedde-velopmentgroupforSarnoffCorporation .PreviouslyhewaswithCon-exant Systems Inc . developing CMOS imaging arrays for commercialapplications . He was technology director of Pixel Vision, Inc . for fiveyearsdevelopinghighspeedbackside illuminatedCCDs forscientificandcinemacameras .PriortothisJanesickwaswiththeJetPropulsionLaboratory for22yearswhereasgroup leaderhedesignedscientificgroundandflightbasedimagingsystems .Hehasauthored75publica-tionsandhascontributed tomanyNASATechBriefsandpatents forvariousCCDandCMOSinnovations .JanesickreceivedNASAmedalsforExceptionalEngineeringAchievement(1982and1992)andwastherecipientoftheSPIEEducatorAward(2004)andwasSPIE/IS&TImag-ingScientistoftheYear(2007) .

COURSEPRICEINCLUDEStheebooksScientific Charge Coupled Devic-es(SPIEPress,2001),andPhoton Transfer(SPIEPress,2007)byJamesJanesick .

Digital Camera and Sensor Evaluation Using Photon TransferSC916Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.7 $580 Members | $695 Non-Members USD $308 Student Members USD Tuesday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

Photon transfer (PT) isapopularandessential characterizationstan-dard employed in the design, operation, characterization, calibration,optimization,specificationandapplicationofdigitalscientificandcom-mercial camera systems . ThePTuser friendly technique isbased ononlytwomeasurements-averagesignalandrmsnoisewhichtogetherproduce a multitude of important data products in evaluating digitalcamerasystems(mostnotablyCCDandCMOS) .PTisapplicabletoallimagingdisciplines .Designandfabricationprocessengineersdevelop-ing imagers rely heavily on PT data products in determining discreteperformance parameters such as quantum efficiency (QE), quantumyield, read noise, full well, dynamic range, nonlinearity, fixed patternnoise,V/e-conversiongain,darkcurrent , image,etc . .CamerausersroutinelyusethePTtechniquetodeterminesystemlevelperformanceparameterstoconvertrelativemeasurementsintoabsoluteelectronandphotonunits,offsetcorrection,flatfieldandimageS/N,ADCquantizingnoise, optimum encoding, minimum detectable luminance, operatingtemperaturetoremovedarkcurrent,reliability,stability,etc .PTisalsothefirstgo/no-gotestperformedtodeterminethehealthofnewcamerasystemand/ordetectoraswellasprovideapowertoolintroubleshoot-ingproblems .Thiscoursewill reviewtheseaspectsandmanyothersofferedbyPT .

LEARNING OUTCOMESThiscoursewillenableyouto:• describePTtheory• takePTdataanddetermineimportantCCDandCMOSperformance

parameters• showexamplePTdataproductsgeneratedbyCCDandCMOS

imagers• calibrateacamerasysteminabsolutephysicalunits• usePTtodeterminethebestcameraorCCD/CMOSimagerforthe

application• usePTtodemonstrateandverifythecamerasystemisreliableandin

goodoperatingorder• discussguidelinesforthenoviceandadvanceduseringeneratingPT,

ModulationandLuxTransfercurves• usePTtooptimallyremovefixedpatternnoisesourcesinimagesfor

thehighestS/Npossiblethroughflatfielding• comprehendsignal-to-noiseimagetheorythroughPT

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INTENDED AUDIENCEEngineers,scientists,andtechnicalmanagersworkingwithcommercialandscientificdigitalcamerasystems .Some familiaritywithCCDandCMOSimagersisrecommended .

INSTRUCTORJames Janesick iscurrently thedirectorof theCMOSadvancedde-velopmentgroupforSarnoffCorporation .PreviouslyhewaswithCon-exant Systems Inc . developing CMOS imaging arrays for commercialapplications . He was technology director of Pixel Vision, Inc . for fiveyearsdevelopinghighspeedbackside illuminatedCCDs forscientificandcinemacameras .PriortothisJanesickwaswiththeJetPropulsionLaboratory for22yearswhereasgroup leaderhedesignedscientificgroundandflightbasedimagingsystems .Hehasauthored75publica-tionsandhascontributed tomanyNASATechBriefsandpatents forvariousCCDandCMOSinnovations .JanesickreceivedNASAmedalsforExceptionalEngineeringAchievement(1982and1992)andwastherecipientoftheSPIEEducatorAward(2004)andwasSPIE/IS&TImag-ingScientistoftheYear(2007) .

COURSE PRICE INCLUDES the ebook Photon Transfer (SPIE Press,2007)byJamesR .Janesick .

NANOSCIENCEA Crash Course on Spin Physics NewSC1223Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.4 $300 Members | $355 Non-Members USD $172 Student Members USD Monday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

Thiscourseexplainsbasicprinciplesandpossibleapplicationsofspinphysicsinsemiconductorsandmetals,afieldoftenreferredtoas“spin-tronics .”Thecoursewillbeginbyexplainingvariousspin-relatedphenomenainatomicandsolidstatephysics .Includedherewillbeadescriptionofop-ticalphenomenasuchasopticalspinorientationanddetectionmethodsandhyperfineinteractionsresultingfromnuclearmagneticfields .Spininteractionsintwo-dimensionalsemiconductorstructureswillbestud-iedaswell .Thecoursewillthenexploreelectricalspin-relatedeffectsstarting with an overview of spin resonance before investigating theanomalousHalleffectandthespinHalleffectwithafocusonphenom-enologyandmicroscopicmechanismsbeforecompletingwithareviewofexperimentalresultsandimplicationsforapplications .

LEARNING OUTCOMESThiscoursewillenableyouto:• Explainthefundamentalsofspinphysicsinsemiconductorsand

metals• Describethecurrentstateofartinthisfield• Recognizepossibleapplications--forexampleusingspincurrentsfor

switchingmagneticdomainsinferromagnetsforinformationstorageandprocessing

INTENDED AUDIENCEScientists,engineers,ormanagerswhowishtolearnmoreaboutspin-tronics:thebasicphysics,thestateoftheart,andpossibleapplications .

INSTRUCTORMichel Dyakonov has contributed to a number of areas of atomicphysics, semiconductor physics, and optics . His name is associatedwith several physical phenomena: the Dyakonov-Perel mechanism ofspinrelaxation,theDyakonov-Shurinstabilityinfield-effecttransistors,andtheDyakonovwavesattheinterfaceofanisotropicdielectrics .HehasworkedatIoffePhysical-TechnicalinstituteinSt .Petersburg,Rus-sia . Since 1998 he has been professor at the University of Montpel-lier,France,whereheisnowprofessoremeritus .HeistherecipientoftheStatePrizeofUSSR,theBellerLectureshipawardoftheAmericanPhysicalSociety,andtheFelixRobinPrizeoftheFrenchPhysicalSoci-ety .Heiseditorofthebook“SpinPhysicsinSemiconductors .”

OPTICAL DESIGN AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERINGPractical Optical System DesignSC003Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.7 $630 Members | $745 Non-Members USD $328 Student Members USD Monday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

Thiscoursewillprovideattendeeswithabasicworkingknowledgeofop-ticaldesignandassociatedengineering .Theinformationinthiscoursewillhelpnoviceandexperienceddesigners,aswellaspeoplewhointer-actwithopticaldesignersandengineers,sufficientlyunderstandtheseproblemsandsolutionstominimizecostandrisk .Thecourseincludesbackground information for optical design and an array of pragmaticconsiderationssuchasopticalsystemspecification,analysisofopticalsystems,materialselection,useofcatalogsystemsandcomponents,ultraviolet through infraredsystemconsiderations,environmental fac-tors and solutions, Gaussian beam optics, and production consider-ationssuchasopticaltestingandalignment .Thecourseincludesmanypracticalandusefulexamplesemphasizingrigorousopticaldesignandengineeringwithanemphasisondesigningformanufacture .Evenifyouhave never used an optical design program before, you will becomefluentwithhowtoestimate,assess,execute,andmanagethedesignofopticalsystemsformanyvariedapplications .Thiscourseisacontinuationofthelong-runningPracticalOpticalSys-temsDesigncourseestablishedandtaughtbyRobertE .Fischer .

LEARNING OUTCOMESThiscoursewillenableyouto:• developacompleteopticalsystemdesignspecification• reviewfundamentalphysicsandengineeringrelatedtoopticaldesign• assessandanalyzeopticalsystemsusingcomputer-aidedmethods• properlytakeintoaccountsystemconsiderationssuchas

environmentalfactors• designformanufacture,alignment,andtesting• describeallaspectsofopticaldesignandassociatedengineering

INTENDED AUDIENCEThiscourse is intendedforanyonewhoneedsto learnhowtodesignopticalsystems .Itwillbeofvaluetothosewhoeitherdesigntheirownopticsorthosewhoworkdirectlyorindirectlywithopticaldesigners,asyouwillnowunderstandwhatisreallygoingonandhowtoasktherightquestionsofyourdesigners .

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INSTRUCTORRichard YoungworthPh .D .isFounderandChiefEngineerofRiyoLLC,anopticaldesignandengineeringfirmprovidingengineeringandprod-uctdevelopmentservices .Dr .Youngworthisaresearchadjunctprofes-soratTheCollegeofOpticalSciencesattheUniversityofArizonaandanadjunctteachingprofessorinthePhysicsDepartmentatBoiseStateUniversity .Hisindustrialexperiencespansdiversetopicsincludingop-tical metrology, design, manufacturing, and analysis . Dr . Youngworthhasspentsignificanttimeworkingonopticalsystemsinthechallengingtransitionfromidealdesigntosuccessfulvolumemanufacturing .Heiswidelyconsideredanexpert,duetohisresearch,lectures,publications,andindustrialworkonthedesign,producibility,andtoleranceanalysisofopticalcomponentsandsystems .Dr .Youngworthregularlyteaches“PracticalOpticalSystemDesign”and“Cost-ConsciousTolerancingofOpticalSystems”forSPIE .HehasaB .S .inelectricalengineeringfromtheUniversityofColoradoatBoulderandearnedhisPh .D .inopticsattheUniversityofRochesterbyresearchingtoleranceanalysisofopticalsystems .

COURSEPRICEINCLUDESthetextOptical System Design, 2nd Edition(SPIEPress,2008/McGraw-Hill)byRobertE .Fischer,BiljanaTadic-Galeb,andPaulR .Yoder,Jr .


Design of Efficient Illumination SystemsSC011Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.4 $300 Members | $355 Non-Members USD $172 Student Members USD Tuesday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

Illuminationsystemsare included infiber illuminators,projectors,andlithographysystems .Thedesignofanilluminationsystemrequiresbal-ancinguniformity,maximizingthecollectionefficiencyfromthesource,andminimizingthesizeoftheopticalpackage .Thesechoicesareexam-inedforsystemsusing lightpipes, lensarrays, facetedoptics, tailorededge raysdesigns,and integratingspheres throughacombinationofcomputersimulations,hardwaredemonstrationsanddiscussions .

LEARNING OUTCOMESThiscoursewillenableyouto:• describethedifferencesbetweenilluminance,intensityandluminance• computetherequiredsourceluminancegiventypicalillumination

systemspecifications• computethechangeinluminanceintroducedbyanintegratingsphere• distinguishbetweenaKohlerilluminatorandanAbbeilluminator• explainthedifferenceinuniformityperformancebetweenatailored

edgerayreflectorandastandardconicreflector• designalightpipesystemtoprovideuniformilluminance• designalensarraysystemtocreateauniformilluminancedistribution• designareflectorwithfacetstocreateauniformilluminance

distribution

INTENDED AUDIENCEIndividualswhodesign illuminationsystemsorneed to interfacewiththosedesignerswillfindthiscourseappropriate .PreviousexposuretoOpticalFundamentals(Reflection,Refraction,Lenses,Reflectors)isex-pected .

INSTRUCTORWilliam Cassarly isaSynopsysScientistatSynopsys(formerlyOpti-calResearchAssociates) .Before joiningORA19yearsago,CassarlyworkedatGEfor13years,holds48USpatents,andhasworkedexten-sivelyintheareasofilluminationsystemdesign,sources,photometry,lightpipes,andnon-imagingoptics .BillwasawardedtheGECorporate‘D .R .MackAdvancedCourseSupervisorAward’forhiseffortsinthetrainingofGEEngineersandisanSPIEFellow .

Attendee testimonial: This was the most illumination info I’ve had in one place!

Optical Materials, Fabrication and Testing for the Optical EngineerSC1086Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.4 $300 Members | $355 Non-Members USD $172 Student Members USD Wednesday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm






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Introduction to Electro-Optical Systems DesignSC1112Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.7 $635 Members | $750 Non-Members USD $330 Student Members USD Monday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

Usingcommunicationtheory,thisfull-daycourseexplainstheuniversalprinciplesunderlyingadiverserangeofelectro-opticalsystems .Fromvisible / infra-red imaging, to free spaceoptical communicationsandlaser remotesensing, thecourserelateskeyconcepts inscienceandsystems engineering to practical systems issues . To provide realisticunderstanding of the concepts presented, many real-world examplesareincluded .This course summarizes laser propagation fundamentals, coherentand incoherent optical system characterization, the effects of opticalturbulenceandparticulatescatteringonpropagating laserbeams,at-mosphericandsubmarinelasercommunicationsystemsconcepts,andlaserradarandopticalimagingbasics .Alsoincludedarediscussionsofadaptiveoptics,adaptiveimageprocessing,andstatisticalhypothesistestinganditseffectonsystemperformance .

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LEARNING OUTCOMESThiscoursewillenableyouto:• performFourierandGeometricOpticsAnalysesofelectro-optical

systems• estimatedetectornoisestatistics,detectorperformance,andsignal-

to-noiseratio• performfirstorderimageprocessing,includingstatisticalimage

enhancementsofincoherentimages• calculatecontrast,irradianceandradiancecreatedbythepropagation

oflightinparticulateenvironments• calculatethesystemlinkbudgetsforlasersystems• performstatisticalhypothesistesting,whichincludeshowtocalculate

logarithmiclikelihoodratiotests,teststatistics,andprobabilitiesoffalsealarmanddetection

• assessandunderstandreal-worldAdaptiveOpticalsystemperformance

INTENDED AUDIENCEThiscourse is intendedforscientists, technicalmanagersanddesignengineerswhoareinterestedinunderstandingfirst-orderelectro-opti-calsystemdesignandtheeffectsthatlimitsystemperformance .

INSTRUCTORLarry StottsisaconsultantandwastheDeputyOfficeDirectorintheStrategicTechnologyOfficeof theDefenseAdvancedResearchProj-ectsAgency .HeearnedhisPh .D .inElectricalEngineering(Communica-tionsSystems)attheUniversityofCaliforniaatSanDiego .Hehaspub-lishedover102technicalreportsandjournalarticlesand2co-authoredbooks .RecognitionofhisworkincludesaDepartmentofDefenseMed-al forDistinguishedCivilianService; twoSecretaryofDefenseMedalforMeritoriousCivilianServiceAwards;twoDARPATechnicalAchieve-mentAwards;TheTechnicalCooperationProgramTechnicalAchieve-mentAward,andtheNavalOceanSystemsCenterTechnicalDirector’sAward .Dr .StottsisaLifeFellowoftheSPIE,FellowoftheIEEEandaSeniorMemberandFellowofOSA .

COURSEPRICEINCLUDESthetextFundamentals of Electro-Optic Sys-tems Design: Communications, Lidar and ImagingbyS .KarpandL .B .Stotts(CambridgePress,2013) .















Probability for Systems EngineersSC1165Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.4 $300 Members | $355 Non-Members USD $172 Student Members USD Thursday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

Thiscourseexplainsbasicprinciplesfortheuseofprobabilityanalysisasappliedtosystemsengineeringandappliesthemtothecentralprob-lemofperformancebudgeting .Aprimarygoalofthecourseisexplain-ing the logic, construction and application of performance and errorbudgeting . This probabilistic methodology of performance budgetingshouldbeatoolineveryengineer’stoolkitasitisfundamentaltoun-derstandingtheprobabilityofasuccessfulsystem .Examplesaretakenfromvariousproblemsinsystemsengineeringofastronomicalandlasersystems .Thiscoursewillbeofbenefittoanyonewhowantstoanswerthe question, “what are the chances of success of my project?” and“howcanImaximizetheprobabilityofsuccess?”

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LEARNING OUTCOMESThiscoursewillenableyouto:• composeaperformanceorerrorbudget• calculatethedistributionoflikelyoutcomesofadesignprocess• calculatethemostlikelyvaluefortheperformanceofacomponentor

system• identifythesensitivityofperformancetoallparametersinthesystem• explaintheprobabilityofthesuccessofdesignproject

INTENED AUDIENCEScientists,engineers,technicians,ormanagerswhowishtolearnmoreabouthowtoapplyprobabilitytoengineeringproblems .Undergraduatetraininginengineeringorscienceisassumed .

INSTRUCTORJonathan W. Arenberghasbeenworkingasanopticalandsystemsengineer forover30years .Hisworkexperiencehas includedtacticalandhigh-power lasercomponentsandsystemsandmajor spaceas-tronomicalprojectssuchasChandraandtheJamesWebbSpaceTele-scopeandnumeroustechnologyefforts .HeholdsdegreesinphysicsandengineeringfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngelesandcur-rentlytheChiefEngineerforNorthropGrummanAerospaceSystemsontheJamesWebbSpaceTelescopeandforSpaceScienceMissions .Dr .ArenbergisanSPIEfellow .

Fundamentals of Molded OpticsSC1178Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.4 $335 Members | $390 Non-Members USD $186 Student Members USD Tuesday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

Thiscourseprovidesattendeeswithanoverviewofthenumerousopti-calmoldingtechnologieswithanemphasisonthefundamentalsofthemoredominantfieldsof injectionmoldedplasticopticsandprecisionglassmolding .A reviewofglassmolding,plasticmoldingandhybridmoldingprocesseswillbe included .Theattendeewillgainanunder-standing of how and when molded optics can be effectively used inproductsandhowtoselectthecorrectmanufacturingmethod .Coursetopicsincludedescriptionofthemanufacturingprocesses,tooldesignfeatures,materialsproperties,designmethodsuniquetomoldedopti-cal elements, manufacturing tolerances, coatings, test methods, andexamplesofapplicationsthatuseopticalelements .

LEARNING OUTCOMESThiscoursewillenableyouto:• exploretheadvantagesandlimitationsofmoldedoptics• identifytheappropriatematerialandmanufacturingmethodfora

product• designmanufacturableopticalsystemsusingmoldedcomponents• avoiddesignproblemsthatareuniquetomoldedoptics• minimizetheproductioncostandmaximizetheperformanceofyour

products

INTENDED AUDIENCEThis is an introductory course intended for individuals that design orfabricateopticalsystemsthatmayincludemoldedopticalcomponents .Itisalsobeneficialtotechnicalmanagementstaffwhoneedtounder-standtheadvantagesandlimitationsofmoldedopticalcomponents .

INSTRUCTORAlan SymmonsistheExecutiveVicePresidentofOperationsatLight-PathTechnologies,aworldwide leader inprecisionglassmolding .HepreviouslyheldthetitlesofVicePresidentofCorporateEngineeringandDirectorofEngineering .PriortojoiningLightPathin2006,hewasEngi-neeringManageratAuroraOptical,acellphonecameramoduleman-ufacturer, and held various engineering positions in injection moldedplasticopticsatbothAppliedImageGroup–Optics&DonnellyOptics .Alan has 20 years of experience in molded optics with over a dozenpublishedpapersinthefield .HeisaSeniorMemberofSPIEandOSA,a member of ASPE and active in the Florida Photonics Cluster . AlanhasaBachelorsofScienceinMechanicalEngineeringfromRensselaerPolytechnicInstituteandaMaster’sinBusinessAdministrationfromtheEllerSchoolofManagementattheUniversityofArizona .Michael Schaub is a Senior Principal Optical Engineer at RaytheonMissileSystems .Inaddition,heisthefounderofSchaubOpticalLLC,anopticaldesignandengineeringconsultingfirm .PriortojoiningRay-theon,heworkedatDonnellyOptics,wherehedesignedanddevelopedmultiplehighvolumeplasticopticdesigns .Mikehasover20yearsexperienceinplasticoptics,withtwobooksandseveralpaperspublished .HeisamemberofSPIEandOSA .HehasaBSinOpticsfromtheInstituteofOpticsattheUniversityofRochester,aM .Sc .inEngineeringSciencefromtheUniversityofOxford,andaM .S .andPh .D .inOpticalSciencesfromtheOpticalSciencesCenterattheUniversityofArizona .

COURSE PRICE INCLUDES the Field Guide to Molded Optics (SPIEPress,2016)byAlanSymmonsandMichaelSchaub .

Stray Light Analysis and ControlSC1199Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.7 $570 Members | $685 Non-Members USD $304 Student Members USD Wednesday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

This course explains the basic principles of designing, building, andtestingopticalsystemswhosestraylightperformanceisadequatefortheirintendedpurpose .Itteachesmethodstoidentifystraylightprob-lemsinthedesignphasewhentheycanbemosteasilyandinexpen-sivelyfixed,anddoesnotemphasizetheuseofanyparticularstraylightanalysissoftware,butratherthefundamentalprinciplesofradiometryandopticaldesignnecessary tousesuchsoftwareeffectively .Appli-cation of the course material is demonstrated in class by measuringthestraylightperformanceofasimplecamerasystemandcomparingthemeasurementtobothfirstorderestimatesanddetailedraytracingresults .

LEARNING OUTCOMESThiscoursewillenableyouto:• Explainthemeaningofthephrase“Moveitorblockit”• Differentiatebetweenin-fieldandout-of-fieldstraylight• Differentiatebetweeninternalandexternalstraylight• Explaintheprosandconsofbasicradiometricanalysisvs .detailed

raytracinganalysis• Quantifystraylightinanopticalsystemusingstandardmetricssuch

asPointSourceTransmittanceandVeilingGlare• Quicklyestimatethestraylightperformanceofasimpleoptical

systemusingbasicradiometry• Identifyproblematicstraylightpathsinanopticalsystemby

performingabackwardsraytraceinstraylightanalysissoftware• Usetechniquessuchasrayaimingandstatisticalanalysistoreduce

thetimerequiredtocompletearaytrace• Verifytheresultofaraytracinganalysiswithbasicradiometry• Listtheprimarymechanismsofstraylight• PredicttheBSDFofacontaminatedopticalsurfacefromitsIEST-

1246Ccleanlinesslevel• PredicttheBSDFofanopticalsurfacefromitssurfaceroughness

statistics

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• MeasuretheBSDFofasurface• Listpopularblacksurfacetreatments(suchasanodize)usedto

controlstraylight• Useanti-reflectioncoatingstoreducestraylightduetoghost

reflections• Explaintherootcauseoflargeunit-to-unitvariablyinstraylight

performance• Designanoptimalsetofbafflevanes• DesignprimarymirrorbafflesforCassegraintelescopes• Designstraylightcontrolfeaturessuchasfieldstopsandrelayed

pupils• Measurethestraylightperformanceofanopticalsystem• Definemeaningfulstraylightperformancerequirements• Explainthebenefitofhavingastraylightmodelwhosepredictions

havebeencorrelatedwithmeasurements

INTENDED AUDIENCEDesigners,builders,testers,andusersofopticalsystemswhowishtolearnmoreaboutthecausesofstraylightandthebestmethodstocon-trolit .Undergraduatetraininginengineeringorscienceisassumed .

INSTRUCTOREric Festhasbeendevelopingstraylightcontrolsystemsfortheaero-space industry forover twodecades,and iscurrentlyanEngineeringFellowatRaytheonCompany .Heistheauthorofnumerouspublicationson the topicofstray light, including theSPIEPressbest-sellingbookStrayLightAnalysisandControl .HehasaPh .D . inOpticalSciencesfromtheUniversityofArizona .

COURSEPRICEINCLUDEStheebookStray Light Analysis and Control(SPIEPress)byEricFest .

Physiological Optics of the Eye for Engineers NewSC1221Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.7 $560 Members | $675 Non-Members USD $300 Student Members USD Thursday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

Given the prevalence and potential impact of visual displays, headmounted,virtualrealityandassistedrealitydevices,itisimportantfortheopticalengineerworkingintheseareastoknowabouthowthehu-maneyeworksandhowauxiliarydevicescanbeinterfacedtotheeye .Devicesvarybytheirrelationshiptotheuser’seyes .Variousvisualfac-tors, bothperceptual and optical,will have tobe taken into account .Thesefactorsincludeaccommodation,aging,color,contrast,eyereliefdistance,fieldofview,flicker,glare,resolution,stereopsis,motionandaberrationsoftheeye .Designofsuchopticalsystemsrequiresknowl-edgeofthemetricsofvisualperformanceinspatial,temporalandcolordomains . These factors are important when selecting head-mounteddisplaysforspecificapplications .Theseopticalandhumanfactorsper-formancemetricsconstrainthedesignanduseofsuchdevices . Iwilldescribeanddiscussthesevariousfactors .

LEARNING OUTCOMESThiscoursewillenableyouto:• Explainthevisualsystemandidentifyvariousfactorsthatinfluence

vision• Describethedioptricsoftheeyeandschematiceyemodels• Listvariousparametersofthevisualsystemofinteresttotheopticist• Describevariousmetricssuchascontrastsensitivityfunction,flicker

sensitivityfunction,theV-Lambdacurveandspectralsensitivity,colorvision,accommodation,etc .

• Explainthehumanfactorsinvolvedinthedesignanduseofthesetechnologies

• Explainvariousaspectsofvisualperformanceandcombinethesevariousperformancemetricstoformulateaglobalmodelofvision

• Comparevariousdisplay,HMD,VRandARdevicesintermsoftheircapabilityforworkingwiththehumanvisualsystem

INTENDED AUDIENCEOpticalengineers,designers,managers,graduatestudents,andpeopleinterestedinthevisualsystemingeneral .Someknowledgeofgeometricoptics is required . However, no knowledge of anatomy or physiologyisnecessary .Thenecessarybiologicalaspectswillbeincludedinthecourse .

INSTRUCTORVasudevan Lakshminarayanan iscurrentlyaprofessorofvisionsci-ence,Physics,ElectricalandComputerEngineeringandSystemsDe-signEngineeringattheUniversityofWaterloo .Primarilyatheorist,heisaFellowofOSA,SPIE,AAAS,APS, IoP,etc .andtherecipientofanumberofawardsincludingtheOpticsEducatorawardofSPIE(2011) .Hehasauthoredandedited13booksandover300publicationsintop-icsrangingfromopticalphysicsandengineering,neuroscience,bioen-gineering,appliedmathandophthalmology/optometry .

COURSEPRICEINCLUDESthetext,Field guide to Visual and Ophthalmic Optics(SPIEPress)byJimSchwiegerling

Optical System Design: Layout Principles and PracticeSC690Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.7 $560 Members | $675 Non-Members USD $300 Student Members USD Sunday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

Thiscourseprovidesthebackgroundandprinciplesnecessarytoun-derstand how optical imaging systems function, allowing you to pro-duceasystemlayoutwhichwillsatisfytheperformancerequirementsofyourapplication .Thiscourseteachesthemethodsandtechniquesofarrivingatthefirst-order layoutofanoptical systembyaprocesswhichdetermines therequiredcomponentsandtheirlocations .Thisprocesswillproduceanimageoftherightsizeandintherightlocation .Aspecialemphasisisplacedonunderstandingthepracticalaspectsofthedesignofopticalsystems .Opticalsystem imagerycan readilybecalculatedusing theGaussiancardinalpointsorbyparaxialraytracing .Theseprinciplesareextendedto the layout and analysis of multi-component systems . This courseincludes topicssuchas imagingwith thin lensesandsystemsof thinlenses,stopsandpupils,andafocalsystems .Thecoursestartsbypro-vidingthenecessarybackgroundandtheoryoffirst-orderopticalde-signfollowedbynumerousexamplesofopticalsystemsillustratingthedesignprocess .

LEARNING OUTCOMESThiscoursewillenableyouto:• specifytherequirementsofanopticalsystemforyourapplication

includingmagnification,object-to-imagedistance,andfocallength• diagramraypathsanddosimpleraytracing• describetheperformancelimitsimposedonopticalsystemsby

diffractionandthehumaneye• predicttheimagingcharacteristicsofmulti-componentsystems• determinetherequiredelementdiameters• applythelayoutprinciplestoavarietyofopticalinstrumentsincluding

telescopes,microscopes,magnifiers,fieldandrelaylenses,zoomlenses,andafocalsystems

• adaptaknownconfigurationtosuityourapplication• grasptheprocessofthedesignandlayoutofanopticalsystem

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INTENDED AUDIENCEThiscourseisintendedforengineers,scientists,managers,techniciansandstudentswhoneedtouseordesignopticalsystemsandwanttounderstand the principles of image formation by optical systems . Nopreviousknowledgeofopticsisassumedinthematerialdevelopment,andonlybasicmathisused(algebra,geometryandtrigonometry) .Bytheendofthecourse,thesetechniqueswillallowthedesignandanaly-sisofrelativelysophisticatedopticalsystems .

INSTRUCTORJohn Greivenkamp isaprofessorat theCollegeofOpticalSciencesofTheUniversityofArizonawhereheteachesgeometricalopticsandopticalsystemdesigntoundergraduateandgraduatestudents .JohnistheeditoroftheSPIEFieldGuidesandistheauthoroftheField Guide to Geometrical Optics(SPIEPress,2004) .

COURSEPRICEINCLUDEStheField Guide to Geometrical Optics(SPIEPress,2004)byJohnE .Greivenkamp .

SPECIAL NOTE: This course is a continuation of Warren Smith’s long-standingSPIEcourseSC001,OpticalSystemDesign:LayoutPrinciplesandPracticeandincorporatesmanyofthesameapproachesandmaterialusedforthatcourse .

Introduction to Modern Optical Drawings – the ISO 10110 StandardSC863Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.4 $300 Members | $355 Non-Members USD $172 Student Members USD Tuesday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

Sincethelate1990’s,theopticscommunityhasgraduallybeenconvert-ingopticsdrawingsfromafree-form,notes-based method to a standardized, international pictographicmethod .In2013,theUnitedStateswilljointheinternationalcommunitybyadoptingaversionofISO10110astheAmericanNationalStandardforopticsdrawings .Thisnewmethodisagreatboonforanindustryinneedofstandardization,butcanbeveryconfusingtotheuninitiated .ThiscourseprovidesattendeeswithanintroductiontoISO-10110,theinternationalstandardforopticsdrawingnotations .Thecourseconcen-tratesonthefundamentalsofthedrawinglayoutandhowtoreadthenotationsrequiredfortypicaloptics,suchasglassparameters,radius,wave-front, surface imperfectionsand roughness .AttendeesarealsoinformedabouthowtheAmericanversionisgoingtodifferfromthecur-rentinternationalstandard .Practicalandusefulexamplesareincludedthroughout .

LEARNING OUTCOMES• readandinterpretanopticaldrawingpreparedtoISO10110• identifythemeaningofthesymbologyandspecificationsofISO

10110formaterialsimperfections,surfaceform,wedge,surfaceimperfections,andsurfacetexture

• describewhichsymbolcorrespondstoeachofthefundamentalopticalparameters

• composeandinterpretanISO10110-compliantopticalelementdrawing

INTENDED AUDIENCEThismaterialisintendedforanyonewhohasabasicunderstandingofoptics,andencountersorgeneratesopticaldrawingsinthecourseoftheirwork .Thosewhoeitherdesigntheirownoptics,workwithopticaldesigners,workwithopticalsuppliers,ormanufactureopticswillfindthiscoursevaluable .

INSTRUCTORDavid AikensisPresidentandfounderofSavvyOpticsCorp .,andhasbeeninvolvedinopticsdrawingsandspecificationsforover20years .HeistheheadoftheAmericandelegationtoISOTC172SC1,andistheExecutiveDirectoroftheOpticsandElectro-OpticsStandardsCouncil .HeisalsochairmanoftheprojecttoadoptISO10110astheAmericanNationalStandardforopticsdrawings .

Intermediate Lens DesignSC912Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.7 $560 Members | $675 Non-Members USD $300 Student Members USD Wednesday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

Haveyoueverwonderedwhy refractive, reflective, and zoomedopti-calsystemslookthewaythattheydo?Thiscoursebeginswithabriefreviewofparaxialoptics, third-orderaberration theory,andcomputeraidedoptimization .Asurveyofrefractiveopticaldesignformsfromthelandscapelenstothedoublegausslensisgiven .Telephotoandretrofo-cuslenses,Petzvalandmicroscopeobjectives,andwideanglelensesarediscussed .Zoomlensprinciplesandfirstorderlayoutarepresentedindetailwitheasytounderstandexamples .Visiblebandcolorcorrec-tiontechniquesandUVandIRdesignconstraintsarediscussed .Thisfulldaycoursealsoexaminesthebasicsofreflectiveopticalsystemdesignincludingrefractivedesignanalogies,advantagesanddisadvan-tagesofreflectivesystems,obscuredvs .unobscureddesignforms .Re-flectivesystemsrangingfromtheCassegraintothereflectivetriplettothreeandfourmirroranastigmatsarepresented .

LEARNING OUTCOMESThiscoursewillenableyouto:• determinewhichlenstypesaresuitableforvariousapplications• createanewsystemdesignfromscratch• layoutazoomlensfromfirstprinciples• describereflectivesystemdesignsandconstraints

INTENDED AUDIENCEThiscourse is intendedforopticalengineersandscientistswhohavesomepreviousknowledgeofgeometricaloptics,aberrationtheory,andlensdesignandwhowant to increasetheiropticaldesignproficiencythroughabetterunderstandingofthesubject .

INSTRUCTORJulie BentleyisanAssociateProfessoratTheInstituteofOptics,Uni-versityofRochesterandhasbeenteachingtwograduatelevelcoursesinopticaldesignformorethan10years .ShereceivedherB .S .,M .S .,andPhDinOpticsfromtheTheInstituteofOptics,UniversityofRoch-ester .Aftergraduatingshespent twoyearsatHughesAircraftCo . inCaliforniadesigningopticalsystemsforthedefenseindustryandthentwelveyearsatCorningTropelCorporation inFairport,NewYorkde-signingandmanufacturingprecisionopticalassembliessuchasmicro-lithographicinspectionsystems .

COURSE PRICE INCLUDES the text Field Guide to Lens Design (SPIEPress,2012)byJulieBentleyandCraigOlson .

ThiscourseisananaloguetoWarrenSmith’slong-runningcourseSC006,ModernLensDesign .

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OPTICAL SYSTEMS & LENS DESIGNOptical Materials, Fabrication and Testing for the Optical EngineerSC1086Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.4 $300 Members | $355 Non-Members USD $172 Student Members USD Wednesday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm






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Optical Glass – Properties and Application-oriented SpecificationSC1179Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.7 $570 Members | $685 Non-Members USD $304 Student Members USD Tuesday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

Opticalglassprovides themain function inopticalsystems:preciselydefinedrefractionoflightwithhighesttransmission .Largepartsoftheopticalindustrydependonthiskeymaterial .Microscopes,binoculars,photocameras,projectorsareonlyfewexampleswhichareunthinkablewithoutopticalglasses .Theirproperties,however,differconsiderablyfromthoseofothertechnicalmaterialssuchasmetalsorplastics .Datasheetvaluesoftherefractiveindexextendtofivedecimalplaces(e .g .1 .51680) .Homogeneitymightbespecifiedtoeventwomoredigits(e .g .2×10-7) .Thisextremeprecisionsetsopticalglassapartfrommostothermaterials .Whoeverdevelopedanewtechnicalprocesswithprecisionincreasedbyafactoroftenknowsthatthisusuallyrequireseffortalsohigher by a factor of ten . Producing material according to 10-5 - 10-7specificationsandprovingtheirfulfilmentisleadingedgetechnology .Foropticalglassusersit is importanttoknowfactsaboutitsproduc-tion and properties in order to specify optical elements adequately .Drawingrequirementsmustassuresoundfunctionoftheopticalsystemwithoutover-specifying,whichmightleadtohighercosts,deliverytimedelayorevennon-availability .Applicationlensformatsextendfromthemillimeter rangeuptoaboutonemeter .Forsmallpartsglassproper-tiesareusuallynotexpectedtobecritical .Mostproperties,however,donotscaleuplinearlywiththeglassitemssize .Forlargelensesandprismsthedifferentscalinglawsoftheglasspropertiesmustbetakenintoconsiderationinordertoobtainsuitablequality .Fordesigningandpurchasingofopticalelements it is veryuseful toknow the technicalconditions of producing, post-processing, quality inspection and ap-plicationofopticalglass .Thecourseprovidesknowledgeaboutopticalglass:• Glasstypesandglassprogram• Materialproperties(Definitions,tolerances,measurementmethods):

Refractiveindex,dispersion,transmission,homogeneity,striae,stressbirefringence

• Productionprocessesandtheirinfluencesonglassproperties,rawglassdeliveryformats

• SpecificationoflensesandprismsforopticalsystemsaccordingtotheinternationalstandardsISO10110(opticalelements)andISO12123(rawopticalglass)

• Availabilityofopticalglasses,restrictionsduetotechnical,economicalandregulatoryreasons .

LEARNING OUTCOMESThiscoursewillenableyouto:• identifycriticalglasstypes,whicharerestrictedinavailablesizedue

toglasspropertiesandduetoproductionrestraints• classifyrefractiveindexanddispersionapplicationrequirementson

opticalelementswithrespecttotheirpossibilityandrealizationcostsinproductionandinspectionmethods

• specifyopticalhomogeneityforsmallandlargeopticalelements• distinguishapplicationcaseswherenormalorhightransmission

gradesareneeded• specifyinternalquality(bubbleandinclusioncontent,striaeandstress

birefringence)forlensesandprismsofdifferentsizes• explaintemperatureinfluenceonopticalelements’properties

INTENDED AUDIENCEOpticalsystemsdesigners,engineersandtechniciansinpurchasingofopticalglass,materialmanagementandlogisticsfunctionsinopticsen-terprises,developersincompaniesusingopticalelements

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INSTRUCTORPeter Hartmann received his Doctorate in Physics in 1984 from theUniversityofMainz,Germany .In1985Dr .Hartmannjoinedtheopticsdi-visionofSchott .Sincethen,hehasbeenresponsibleforqualityassur-ance,metrologydevelopment,andadvisingcustomersonopticalglass-es and the zero-expansion glass ceramic ZERODUR® . He has beenresponsibleforprojectssuchasextremelyhigh-qualityopticalglassfori-line microlithography, and mirror blanks for large astronomical tele-scopes(KeckIandII,CHANDRA,ESO-VLT,GRANTECAN,andseveral4-mtelescopes) .Since2007,hehasbeentheDirectorofMarketingandCustomerRelationsofAdvancedOpticsatSCHOTTAG .Heisauthorofmorethan60publicationsamongthemmorethan25onopticalglass,andisauthoroftheSPIEpressbook“OpticalGlass .”Dr .HartmannservedontheBoardofDirectorsofSPIEfrom2011to2013andisactive in internationalstandardizationasaconveneroftheISOworkinggroupforopticalmaterials .HeisamemberoftheboardoftheOpticsandPhotonicsClusterOPTENCE,Hesse/Rhineland-Palatinate,GermanyandoftheBoardofTrusteesoftheMax-Planck-InstituteforAstronomy,Heidelberg,Germany .HeisFellowofSPIE .

COURSEPRICEINCLUDEStheebookOptical Glass(SPIEPress,2014)byPeterHartmann .

Attendee testimonial: Clear, well-organized lecturer. One of the best SPIE courses I have taken in 20 years of courses.

OPTOMECHANICS AND OPTICAL MANUFACTURINGIntroduction to Optical Alignment TechniquesSC010Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.7 $525 Members | $640 Non-Members USD $286 Student Members USD Tuesday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

Thiscoursediscussestheequipment,techniques,tricks,andskillsnec-essarytoalignopticalsystemsanddevices .Youlearntoidentifyerrorsinanopticalsystem,andhowtoalignlenssystems .

LEARNING OUTCOMESThiscoursewillenableyouto:• determineiferrorsintheopticalsystemareduetomisalignment

errorsorotherfactorssuchasfabrication,design,ormountingproblems

• recognizeandunderstandthefundamentalimagingerrorsassociatedwithopticalsystems

• diagnose(qualitativelyandquantitively)whatiswrongwithanopticalsystembysimplyobservingthesefundamentalimagingerrors

• usethevarietyoftoolsavailableforaligningopticalsystems,andmoreimportantly,howto“tweak”logicallytheadjustmentsonthesedevicessothatthealignmentproceedsquicklyandefficiently

• alignbasiclenssystemsandtelescopes• alignmorecomplexopticalsystemssuchasthosecontainingoff-axis

asphericsurfaces,andmaintainalignmentusingautomaticmountingtechniques

INTENDED AUDIENCEThiscourseisdirectedtowardengineersandtechniciansneedingbasicpracticalinformationandtechniquestoachievealignmentofsimpleop-ticalsystems,aswellasseeminglymorecomplicatedoff-axisasphericmirrors .Tobenefitmostfromthiscourseyouwillneedabasicknowl-edgeof theelementarypropertiesof lensesandoptical systems (i .e .focal lengths,f/numbers,magnification,andother imagingproperties)andaworkingknowledgeofsimpleinterferometry .Somefamiliaritywiththebasicaberrationssuchassphericalaberration,coma,andastigma-tismwillbehelpful .

INSTRUCTORKenneth Castle Ph .D . is president of Ruda-Cardinal, Inc ., an opticalengineeringconsultingfirmlocatedinTucson,Arizona .KenhasworkedwithMitchRuda,theoriginatorofthiscourse,for28years .MitchpassedawayAugust31,2013,andRuda-Cardinaliscontinuingthetraditionofthiscourseinhismemory .

Introduction to Optomechanical DesignSC014Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 1.3 $1,000 Members | $1,255 Non-Members USD $532 Student Members USD Sunday - Monday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

Thiscoursewillprovidethetrainingneededfortheopticalengineertoworkwiththemechanicalfeaturesofopticalsystems .Theemphasisisonprovidingtechniquesforrapidestimationofopticalsystemperfor-mance .Subjectmatterincludesmaterialpropertiesforoptomechanicaldesign,kinematicdesign,athermalizationtechniques,windowdesign,lensandmirrormounting .

LEARNING OUTCOMESThiscoursewillenableyouto:• selectmaterialsforuseinoptomechanicalsystems• determinetheeffectsoftemperaturechangesonopticalsystems,and

developdesignsolutionsforthoseeffects• designhighperformanceopticalwindows• designlowstressmountsforlenses• selectappropriatemountingtechniquesformirrorsandprisms• describedifferentapproachestolargeandlightweightmirrordesign

INTENDED AUDIENCEEngineerswhoneedtosolveoptomechanicaldesignproblems .Opticaldesignerswillfindthatthecoursewillgiveinsightintothemechanicalaspectsofopticalsystems .Thecoursewillalsointerestthosemanag-ingprojectsinvolvingoptomechanics .SPIElivecourseSC690OpticalSystemDesign:LayoutPrinciplesandPracticeoronlinecourseSC1102OpticalSystemDesign:FirstOrderLayout-PrinciplesandPractices,orafirmunderstandingoftheircontent, isrequiredasbackgroundtothiscourse .

INSTRUCTORDaniel Vukobratovich isaseniorprincipalengineeratRaytheon .Hehasover30yearsofexperienceinoptomechanics,isafoundingmem-beroftheSPIEworkinggroupinoptomechanics,andisfellowofSPIE .Hehastaughtoptomechanics in11countries,consultedwithover50companiesandwrittenover50publicationsinoptomechanics .


Attendee testimonial: Class was excellent! I learned far more than I anticipated. Daniel Vukobratovich seems incredibly knowledgeable about a wide range of optomechanical topics and was able to answer questions and provide examples that were relevant and engaging.

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Fastening Optical Elements with AdhesivesSC015Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.4 $300 Members | $355 Non-Members USD $172 Student Members USD Tuesday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Optomechanicalsystemsrequiresecuremountingofopticalelements .Adhesivesarecommonlyused,but rarelyaddressed in the literature .Thiscoursehascompiledanoverviewoftheseadhesives,theirproper-ties,andhowtotestthem .Howtousethemisaddressedindetailwithguidelinesandexamplesprovided .Asummaryofcommonadhesivesispresentedwithjustificationfortheiruse .Considerationandanalysisofadhesivestrength,reliability,andstabilityareincluded .Differentdesignapproaches tooptimize theapplicationarepresentedanddiscussed .Manyexamplesaredescribedaswellaslessonslearnedfrompastex-perience .Discussionsareencouragedtoaddresscurrentproblemsofcourseattendees .

LEARNING OUTCOMESThiscoursewillenableyouto:• describeandclassifyadhesivesandhowtheywork(epoxy,urethane,

silicone,acrylic,RTV,VU-cure,etc .)• obtainguidancein:adhesiveselection,surfacepreparation,

application,andcuring• developabasisforanalysisofstressandthermaleffects• recognizecontamination/outgassingandhowtoavoidit• reviewdesignoptions• createanduseanadhesivechecklist

INTENDED AUDIENCEThiscourse is forengineers,managers,and technicians .Thiscourseprovides a foundation for the correct design for successful opticalmounting;anunderstandingofthebestoptionstoemployforeachap-plication,andtheselectionandapproachconducive toproduction .Aboundcourseoutline(thatisagoodreferencetext)isprovided,includ-ingsummariesofpopularadhesivesandtheirproperties .

INSTRUCTORJohn Daly has 35 years of experience in lasers and optomechanics .Overthisperiod,hehasworkedopticalbondingproblemssincehisthe-sisprojects,asanemployeeofseveralmajorcorporations,andnowasaconsultant .Hisacademicbackgroundinmechanicalengineeringandappliedphysicscompliments thisdiscipline .Hisworkexperiencehasbeen diverse covering areas such as: military lasers, medical lasers,spectroscopy,pointandstandoffdetection,andE-Osystems .Hisrolesovertheseyearshaveincludedanalysis,design,development,andpro-duction .He isanSPIEmember,withnumerouspublications,and isacommitteememberoftheSPIEOptomechanicalEngineeringProgram .

Attendee testimonial: That was an amazing amount of material!! Possibly the most applicable & easy to apply short course I’ve ever taken.

Mounting of Optical ComponentsSC1019Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.7 $605 Members | $720 Non-Members USD $318 Student Members USD Tuesday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

Thiscourse introduces theoptomechanicalengineeringprinciples forthemountingofopticalcomponentssuchaslenses,mirrors,windows,prisms,andfilters .Orientedtowardspracticingengineersandmanag-ers, casestudiesareused toshowhowmountdesign isdrivenbyacombination of environmental, performance, and cost requirements .Standardindustrypracticesandcommonmountingtechniquesarere-viewed,including:• Mountingoflensesintobarrelsusingadhesivesorretainingrings• Mountingofprismsandsmallmirrorsusingadhesivesorclamps• Mountingofassembliesusingflexures• MountingandsealingofwindowsWithoutusingfinite-elementanalysis(FEA),first-orderengineeringes-timatesareusedtopredicttheperformanceofvariousmounttypes .

LEARNING OUTCOMESThiscoursewillenableyouto:• isolatetheeffectsoftheenvironmentonoptics• identifycriticalaspectsoftheoptic-to-mountinterface• comparealternatelow-strainmountingtechniquesforcommontypes

ofelements• estimatesurvivabilityforvibrationandthermalloading• designmountsthatbalanceperformance,survivability,andcost• estimateoptomechanicaltolerancesforopticalassembliesusing

standarddesigns

INTENDED AUDIENCEIntended for engineers (mechanical, optical, electrical, and systems),scientists,technicians,andmanagerswhoaredeveloping,specifying,or purchasing optical, electro-optical, infrared, or laser systems . Thematerialisatanintroductorylevel,butabasicfamiliaritywithoptome-chanicalengineeringprinciplesisuseful .

INSTRUCTORKeith Kasunichasmore than30yearsofexperiencedevelopingop-tical,electro-optical, infrared,and lasersystems .HeholdsaPh .D . inOpticalSciencesfromtheUniversityofArizona,anMSinMechanicalEngineeringfromStanfordUniversity,andaBSinMechanicalEngineer-ingfromMIT .Hehasworkedfororbeenaconsultanttoanumberoforganizations,includingLockheedMartin,BallAerospace,SandiaNa-tionalLabs,andNortelNetworks .HeiscurrentlytheTechnicalDirectorofOpticalSystemsGroup,LLC .Heisalsotheauthorofthreetextbooks[Optical Systems Engineering (McGraw-Hill, 2011), OptomechanicalSystemsEngineering(JohnWiley,2015),andLaserSystemsEngineer-ing(SPIEPress,2016)],anAdjunctProfessoratUniv .ofCentralFlori-da’sCREOL,anAffiliateInstructorwithGeorgiaTech’sSENSIAC,andanInstructorfortheOpticalEngineeringCertificateProgramatUniv .ofCalifornia–Irvine .

COURSEPRICEINCLUDEStheebookMounting Optics in Optical Instru-ments, 2nd edition(SPIEPress,2008),byPaulR .Yoder,Jr .


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Optomechanical Systems EngineeringSC1085Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.7 $595 Members | $710 Non-Members USD $314 Student Members USD Thursday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

This course emphasizes a systems-level overview of optomechanicalengineering .Startingwiththefundamentalsofimaging,itreviewshowopticalsystemconceptsflowdownintooptomechanicalrequirementsonoptical fabrication,alignment,structuraldesign,mechanicsofma-terials(metals,composites,andglasses),structuralvibrations,thermalmanagement,andkinematicmounts .Thefocusisonreal-worlddesignproblems,aswellasthecommercialoff-the-shelf(COTS)componentsusedtosolvethem .

LEARNING OUTCOMESThiscoursewillenableyouto:• utilizethebasicconceptsandterminologyofopticalengineering

requiredforthedevelopmentofoptomechanicalcomponents• readconventionalandISO-10110drawingsusedforthefabricationof

lenses• developanalignmentplanwithanemphasisoncriticaltolerances,

alignmentmechanisms,and“go-nogo”decisionsforadjustingtilt,decenter,despace,anddefocus

• quantifytheabilityofastructuraldesigntomaintainalignmentusingefficientarchitecturesandlightweightmaterials;comparelow-strainlensandmirrormountsforreducingwavefronterror(WFE)

• utilizetheresultsofSTOP(structural-thermal-optical)analysisforthedeflectionanddistortionofopticalcomponentsunderstaticloads;estimatetheimpactofstressconcentrationsandcontactstresses;selectopticalmaterialswithappropriatestructuralproperties

• estimatetheeffectsofvibrationenvironmentsonthealignmentofoptomechanicalsystems;selectCOTScomponentsforvibrationisolation

• predicttheeffectsofconductive,convective,andradiativethermalenvironmentsontheperformanceofopticalsystems;selectmaterialsandoff-the-shelfhardwaretomanagetheeffectsofheatloadsandtemperaturechanges

• comparekinematicandsemi-kinematicmountsandthelimitationsofCOTShardware

INTENDED AUDIENCEIntended for engineers (systems, optical, mechanical, and electrical),scientists,technicians,andmanagerswhoaredeveloping,specifying,orpurchasingoptical,electro-optical,infrared,orlasersystems .

INSTRUCTORKeith Kasunichasmore than30yearsofexperiencedevelopingop-tical,electro-optical, infrared,and lasersystems .HeholdsaPh .D . inOpticalSciencesfromtheUniversityofArizona,anMSinMechanicalEngineeringfromStanfordUniversity,andaBSinMechanicalEngineer-ingfromMIT .Hehasworkedfororbeenaconsultanttoanumberoforganizations,includingLockheedMartin,BallAerospace,SandiaNa-tionalLabs,andNortelNetworks .HeiscurrentlytheTechnicalDirectorofOpticalSystemsGroup,LLC .Heisalsotheauthorofthreetextbooks[Optical Systems Engineering (McGraw-Hill, 2011), OptomechanicalSystemsEngineering(JohnWiley,2015),andLaserSystemsEngineer-ing(SPIEPress,2016)],anAdjunctProfessoratUniv .ofCentralFlori-da’sCREOL,anAffiliateInstructorwithGeorgiaTech’sSENSIAC,andanInstructorfortheOpticalEngineeringCertificateProgramatUniv .ofCalifornia–Irvine .

COURSEPRICEINCLUDESthetextOptomechanical Systems Engineer-ing(Wiley,2015)byKeithKasunic .

Optical Materials, Fabrication and Testing for the Optical EngineerSC1086Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.4 $300 Members | $355 Non-Members USD $172 Student Members USD Wednesday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm






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Finite Element Analysis of OpticsSC1120Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.7 $595 Members | $710 Non-Members USD $314 Student Members USD Thursday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

Thiscoursepresents theuseoffiniteelementmethods tomodelandpredictthebehaviorofopticalelementsandsupportstructuresinclud-ing lenses, mirrors, windows, and optical mounts in the presence ofmechanicalandenvironmental loads .Studentswill learngeneralFEAmodelingstrategiesandguidelinesspecifictoopticalsystemsincludinghowtodeveloplow-fidelitymodelstoquicklyperformoptomechanicaldesigntradeoffsaswellasthecreationofhigh-fidelitymodelstosup-portdetaileddesign .EmphasizedwillbetheapplicationofFEAtechniquestomeetopticalsystemerrorbudgetallocations includingmounting tolerances,align-menterrors,opticalsurfacedistortions,imagestability,andwavefronterror .Inaddition,useofFEAtoensurestructuralintegrityrequirementsincludingyield,buckling,andfracturewillbediscussed .

LEARNING OUTCOMESThiscoursewillenableyouto:• developopticalcomponentandsystemlevelfiniteelementmodels• modelconventionalandlightweightmirrorsincludingevaluatingthe

impactofopticalcoatings• analyzeopticalmountsincludingkinematic,flexure,andopticalbond

designs• predictopticalalignmenterrorsduetomechanical,assembly,and

environmentalloads• performopticalsurfaceerroranalysesusingZernikepolynomials• predictopticalsystemimagemotionduetothermalanddynamic

environments• evaluatetheeffectsoftemperatureandstressonopticalperformance

INTENDED AUDIENCEThiscourseisintendedformechanicalengineersinterestedinlearningabouttheapplicationoffiniteelementanalysisinthemechanicaldesignof optical systems . An interest in optomechanical engineering and/orfamiliaritywithfiniteelementsoftwareisrecommended .

INSTRUCTORKeith Doylehasover25-yearsexperienceinthefieldofoptomechani-cal engineering developing high-performance imaging systems foraerospaceapplications .Heisaco-authorofthebooktitledIntegratedOptomechanicalAnalysis, hasauthoredorco-authoredover40-pub-licationsinthefield, isaFellowofSPIE,andtherecipientofthe2015SPIETechnologyAchievementaward .HeiscurrentlyemployedatMITLincolnLaboratoryasaGroupLeaderintheEngineeringDivision .Pre-viously he served as Vice President of Sigmadyne Inc . and as a Se-niorSystemsEngineeratOpticalResearchAssociates .HereceivedhisPh .D . inengineeringmechanicswithaminor inopticalsciences fromtheUniversityofArizona .Victor Genberghasover40-yearsexperienceintheapplicationoffi-niteelementmethodstohigh-performanceopticalstructuresandisarecognizedexpertinopto-mechanics .HeiscurrentlyPresidentofSig-madyne,Inc .andaProfessorofMechanicalEngineeringattheUniver-sity of Rochestor where he teaches courses in optomechanics, finiteelementanalysis,anddesignoptimization .He is theco-authorof thebook titled Integrated Optomechanical Analysis has over 40 publica-tionsinthisfieldincludingtwochaptersintheCRCHandbookofOp-tomechanicalEngineering .Prior to foundingSigmadyne,Dr .Genbergspent28-yearsatEastmanKodakservingasatechnicalspecialistformilitaryandcommercialopticalsystems .

COURSEPRICEINCLUDEStheebookIntegrated Optomechanical Analy-sis, 2nd Edition (SPIEPress,2012)byKeithDoyle,VictorGenberg,andGregoryMichels .



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Advanced Composite Materials for Optomechanical SystemsSC218Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.7 $525 Members | $640 Non-Members USD $286 Student Members USD Wednesday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

Advanced composite materials have been used successfully in opto-mechanicalsystemssincethe1970s .Theyarebeingusedincreasinglyin numerous commercial and military applications including: opticalbenches,telescopes,binoculars,mirrors,metrologyandphotolithogra-phyequipment,andotheroptomechanicalsystems,alongwiththermalmanagement and optoelectronic packaging . Numerous and growingnumbersofpolymermatrix-,metalmatrix-,ceramicmatrix-andcarbon/carboncompositesprovidegreat improvements instiffness,strength,dimensional stability, thermal conductivity and corrosion resistanceoverconventionalmaterialsofconstruction,andareconsiderablylight-er .Low-cost,net-shapemanufacturingprocessesmakemanyofthesematerialseconomicallyattractive .

LEARNING OUTCOMESThiscoursewillenableyouto:• acquireterminologyandthebasicpropertiesandcharacteristicsof

thefourclassesofcompositesusedinoptomechanicalsystems• selectappropriatecandidatecompositesandperformdesignstudies• improvethermalandmoisturedimensionalstability• increasestiffness• reduceweight• increaseaccelerationanddeceleration• reducevibrations• reducethermalstressesbymatchingCTEs• increasethermalconductivity• reducethermaldesigncomplexity

INTENDED AUDIENCEThiscourseisdesignedforengineers,scientistsandmanagersinvolvedindesignandmanufactureofoptomechanicalandhigh-speedmechan-icalsystemsandthermalmanagement .

INSTRUCTORCarl Zwebenanindependentconsultantoncompositesandadvancedthermalmanagementmaterials,wasformanyyearsAdvancedTechnol-ogyManagerandDivisionFellowatGEAstroSpace .Hehasover40years’ experience in development and application of all types of ad-vanced composites in optomechanical systems, dimensionally stablestructures,machinecomponents,electronicandoptoelectronicpack-agingandthermalcontrol .HeisaLifeFellowofASME,aFellowofASMandSAMPE,andanAssociateFellowofAIAA .Heisthefirstwinnerofthe GE Engineer-of-the-Year and One-in-a-Thousand awards . He hastaughtover200compositesandthermalmaterialsshortcourses .

Optomechanical AnalysisSC781Course Level: AdvancedCEU: 0.7 $570 Members | $685 Non-Members USD $304 Student Members USD Monday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

This course teaches the basic requirements for accurately predictingthe influencesof thermal,structuralandservosystemdesignsontheperformanceandqualityofoptical imagingsystems . It isbaseduponthe instructor’s forty years’ experience in designing, analyzing andbuilding complex optical systems, especially for the Federal marketplace . It incorporateselements fromsomeofhisearlier tutorials, “Fi-niteElementMethodsinOptics,”“OpticalFlexures”and“Optomechan-icsand theTolerancingof Instruments .”The instructorwill reviewthegoals of “Integrated Analysis” as promoted by NASA and DoD sincetheearly90’s .Strengthsandweaknessofvariousapproacheswillbediscussed .Specialoptomechanicalmodelingtools(theOptomechani-calConstraintEquationsand theOpticalAnalog)willbepresented insomedetail .Analyticalerrorfunctionswillbedevelopedandevaluated .Sourcesofanalyticalerrorwillbediscussedandanalyzed .Analyticalerrorbudgetswillbedevelopedandcomparedforvariousapproachesto end-to-end analysis of systems . A candidate strategy will be pre-sentedforconsideration .Thecoursewillbe illuminatedwithbothtextbook-typeproblemsandactualexamplesofapplicationsfromtheinstructor’sexperiences .Thestudentswilllearnthestrengthsandweaknessoftheanalyticalmeth-odsinthevariousdisciplines,howtoestimatethesourcesandmagni-tudesoferrorsinvariousapproachestoanalysis,howtoputtogetheranerrorbudgetforaproposedanalyticaleffortandhowtoselectthemostappropriatemethodsforend-to-endsystemanalysis .

LEARNING OUTCOMESThiscoursewillenableyouto:• planandexecutemultidisciplinaryanalyticalprocedures• knowthestrengthsandweaknessofindividualanalyticalroutines• estimatetheerrorscontributedbyvariousstepsintheanalytical

process• makeacompleteerrorbudgetforend-to-endanalysisofoptical

systems• evaluatealternativeapproachestothesystemanalysisprocess

INTENDED AUDIENCEOpticsprofessionals(engineers,scientists,andtheirmanagers)whoareresponsibleforplanning,designingandbuildingopticalinstruments .

INSTRUCTORAlson Hatheway is a mechanical engineer and president of his owncompany .Hehasover forty yearsexperience indesigning, analyzingandbuildingnewopticalandphotonicproduces .Hehasauthoredoneoptomechanical engineering treatise, over 70 technical papers, pre-sentedthreedifferenttutorialandholdsfourpatents .HeisafellowofSPIE,aco-fonderof theOptomechanical/InstrumentTechnicalGroupandcurrentlyitschairman .

COURSEPRICE INCLUDES theebookThe Optomechanical Constraint Equations: Theory and Applications (SPIEPress,2016)byAlsonHathe-way

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REMOTE SENSINGImaging Spectrometry NewSC1220Course Level: IntermediateCEU: 0.4 $300 Members | $355 Non-Members USD $172 Student Members USD Wednesday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm

Thiscoursecoversthedesignandanalysisofimagingspectrometers,frominstrumentationtoevaluationanddataexploitation .Aftersurvey-ingthefundamentalsofspectralimaging,thecourseprovidesadetailedsurvey of various implementations of imaging spectrometers and thebenefitsofeachapproach,withspecialattentiontosnapshotsystems .Noise-equivalentspectralradiance(NESR)andotherevaluationmetricsareintroducedandexplained,providingaquantitativemeansofcom-paringsystems .Finally,thecoursewillreviewcommonlyusedmethodsfor data exploitation, surveys common algorithms used with spectralimagingdata,anddiscussestheirrelativestrengthsandweaknesses .

LEARNING OUTCOMESThiscoursewillenableyouto:• explainspectrometryandimaging-spectrometryfundamentalsfrom

theperspectiveofthe(x,y,?)datacube(a .k .a .hypercube)• describeconventionalgrating,echellegrating,Fabry-Perot,coded-

aperture,andimagingFourier-transformspectrometers• describeunconventionalspectralsensingtechnologies• formulatelinear-algebrainstrumentmodelsandexplaintheJacquinot,

Fellgett,andSnapshotadvantages• comparerepresentativeimaging-spectrometers,suchasHYDICEand

AVIRIS• evaluatethesensitivityofaspectrometerquantitatively• analyzeradiometrictradeoffsandtheeffectsofsignal-dependentand

signal-independentnoises• demonstratecommonalgorithmsanddata-exploitationtechniques• synthesizenewsystemdesigns• describethedistortionstospectralimagingdataandhowto

compensateforthem(atmosphericeffects,opticalaberrations,measurementartifacts)

INTENDED AUDIENCEThiscourseisintendedforengineers,scientists,andprogrammanag-ersinterestedinafullsummaryofimagingspectrometry .Anyonelook-ingatrecentadvancesindesignanddata-exploitationtechniquescanbenefitfromthispracticaltutorial .Tobenefitmaximallyfromthiscourse,attendeesshouldbefamiliarwiththematerialscoveredinSPIESC040,Gratings,Monochromators,andSpectrometers,orequivalent .

INSTRUCTORNathan Hagen has been designing and working with imaging spec-trometerssince2002,andspecializesincombiningalgorithmdevelop-mentwithsnapshotspectralimagingsystemdesign .HegraduatedwithaPhDfromtheUniversityofArizonainOpticalSciencesin2007,afterwhichheworkedasapostdocatDukeUniversity,aresearchscientistatRiceUniversity,anddirectedsystemdesignandalgorithmdevelopmentatthestartupRebellionPhotonicsforfiveyears .In2016hejoinedthefacultyofUtsunomiyaUniversity’snewOpticalEngineeringdepartment .

Infrared Focal Plane ArraysSC152Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.7 $525 Members | $640 Non-Members USD $286 Student Members USD Thursday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

Thecoursepresentsafundamentalunderstandingoftwo-dimensionalarraysappliedtodetectingtheinfraredspectrum .Thephysicsandelec-tronicsassociatedwith2-Dinfrareddetectionarestressedwithspecialemphasisonthehybridarchitectureuniquetotwo-dimensionalinfraredarrays .

LEARNING OUTCOMESThiscoursewillenableyouto:• developthebuildingblocksof2-Darrays• explainchargetransferconceptsofvariousarchitectures• describevariousinputelectronicscircuits• discusstestingtechniquesusedintheIRfor2-Darrays• provideanoverviewofcurrenttechnologies• demonstratealiasingeffects• describedigitalFPAs• reviewroom-temperaturethermalarrays• reviewuncooledphotonarrays• discussdualbandarrays• discusssmallpixelpitchdevices• reviewHOTdevices• compareII-VIvs .III-Vdevices

INTENDED AUDIENCEThismaterialisintendedforengineers,scientistsandprojectmanagerswhoneedtolearnmoreabouttwo-dimensionalIRarraysfromauser’spointofview .Itgivesthestudentinsightintotheopticaldetectionpro-cess,aswellaswhatisavailabletoapplicationengineers,advantages,characteristicsandperformance .

INSTRUCTORJohn Hubbs isanengineerat the InfraredRadiationEffectsLabora-tory(IRREL) .Dr .Hubbshasover30yearsofexperiencecharacterizingfocalplanearrays(FPAs)inbothclearandradiationenvironments .Hisresearchinterestsareintheareasofdetectorsforopticalradiationandradiationeffectsoninfraredfocalplanearrays,whichhasresultedinthepublicationofover75papers .HeisaFellowoftheSPIEandtheMilitarySensingSymposium(MSS) .

Introduction to Optical Remote Sensing SystemsSC567Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.4 $300 Members | $355 Non-Members USD $172 Student Members USD Sunday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

This course provides a broad introduction to optical remote sensingsystems,includingbothpassivesensors(e .g .,radiometersandspectralimagers)andactivesensors(e .g .,laserradarsorLIDARs) .Abriefreviewofbasicprinciplesofradiometryandatmosphericpropagation(absorp-tion,emission,andscattering)isfollowedbyasystem-leveldiscussionofavarietyofground-,air-,andspace-basedremotesensingsystems .Keyequationsarepresented forpredicting theoptical resolutionandsignal-to-noise performance of passive and active sensing systems .Sensorsystemexamplesdiscussedintheclassincludesolarradiome-ters,passivespectrometersandhyperspectralimagers,airborneimag-ingspectrometers,thermalinfraredimagers,polarizationimagers,andactivelaserradars(LIDARsandLADARs) .Thecoursematerialisdirectlyrelevanttosensinginenvironmental,civilian,military,astronomical,andsolarenergyapplications .

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LEARNING OUTCOMESThiscoursewillenableyouto:• reviewtheprinciplesofopticalradiometryusedtodescribeand

calculatetheflowofopticalenergyinanopticalsensorsystemorsolarenergysystem

• describehowtheatmosphereaffectsthepropagationofopticalradiation

• explainhowopticalatmosphericeffectsinfluenceremotesensingmeasurementsorsolarenergy

• usesystemparametersinbasicradiometriccalculationstopredictthesignalreceivedbypassiveandactivesensors

• comparesystemsattheblock-diagramlevelremotesensingmeasurements

• explainthedifferencebetweenpassiveimagingbasedonreflectionandemission

• acquiretheoperatingprinciplesoflaserradar(lidar/ladar)systemsfordistributedandsolidtargetsensing

INTENDED AUDIENCEScientists, engineers, technicians, or technical managers who findthemselvesworkingon(orcuriousabout)optical remotesensingsys-temsordata .Undergraduate training inengineeringorscience isas-sumed .

INSTRUCTORJoseph Shaw is aprofessorof electrical engineeringandphysicsatMontanaStateUniversityandpreviouslyworkedattheNOAAresearchlabs .Heisarecognizedexpertindevelopment,calibration,andanalysisof optical optical remote sensing systemsused in environmental andmilitary sensing .Recognition forhiswork in this field includesNOAAresearchawards,aPresidentialEarlyCareerAwardforScientistsandEngineers,andtheWorldMeteorologicalOrganization’sVaisalaPrize .HeearnedaPh .D .inOpticalSciencesattheUniversityofArizona .Dr .ShawisaFellowofboththeOSAandSPIE .

COURSES FOR INDUSTRY AND EXHIBITORSBasic Optics for Non-Optics PersonnelSC609Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.2 $150 Members l $150 Non Members USD$60 Student Members USDMonday 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm

Thiscoursewillprovidethetechnicalmanager,salesengineering,mar-keting staff, or other non-optics personnel with a basic, non-mathe-matical introduction to the terms, specifications, and concepts usedinoptical technology to facilitateeffectivecommunicationwithopticsprofessionalsonafunctionallevel .Topicstobecoveredincludebasicconcepts such as imaging, interference, diffraction, polarization andaberrations,definitionsrelatingtocolorandopticalquality,andanover-viewof thebasicmeasuresofopticalperformancesuchasMTFandwavefronterror .Thematerialwillbepresentedwithaminimalamountofmath,ratheremphasizingworkingconcepts,definitions,rulesofthumb,andvisualinterpretationofspecifications .Specificapplicationswillin-clude defining basic imaging needs such as magnification, depth-of-field,andMTFaswellasthedefinitionsofradiometricterms .

LEARNING OUTCOMESThiscoursewillenableyouto:• readopticalsystemdescriptionsandpapers• asktherightquestionsaboutopticalcomponentperformance• describebasicopticalspecificationsforlenses,filters,andother

components

• assessdifferencesintypesoffilters,mirrorsandbeamdirectingoptics

• describehowopticsisusedinoureverydaylives

INTENDED AUDIENCEThiscourseis intendedforthenon-opticalprofessionalwhoneedstounderstandbasicopticsandinterfacewithopticsprofessionals .

INSTRUCTORKevinHardinghasbeenactiveintheopticsindustryforover30years,andhastaughtmachinevisionandopticalmethodsforover25yearsinover70workshopsandtutorials, includingengineeringworkshopsonmachine vision, metrology, NDT, and interferometry used by vendorsandsystemhouses to train theirownengineers .Hehasbeen recog-nizedforhisleadershipinopticsandmachinevisionbytheSocietyofManufacturing Engineers, Automated Imaging Association, and Engi-neeringSocietyofDetroit .KevinisaFellowofSPIEandwasthe2008PresidentoftheSociety .

OPTICS EDUCATORSDumpster Optics: Teaching Optics with JunkWS1156Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.2 $10 Members | $15 Non-Members USD $10 Student Members USD Tuesday 10:30 am to 12:30 pm

Engage in inquiry-based activities illustrating basic optics conceptsusing inexpensive, commonly found materials . This workshop is forbudget-constrainedteacherswhohavelittletonofundsforformalkitsandexpensivesupplies .ManyoftheseactivitieshavebeentakenfromthePHOTONprojectsoftheNewEnglandBoardofHigherEducation,fundedbytheNationalScienceFoundation’sAdvancedTechnologicalEducation,andtheHands-on-Opticsprogramtoprovideprofessionaldevelopmentforinstructors .What will you do in this workshop?• Activitiesonlightandcolor—CandiesandRainbows:Whatcolorisit?• Lightandshadows,mirrorandreflectionactivities—Lightraystofool

youreyes• Activitiesonfluorescence,phosphorescence,ultravioletlight—Light

youcan’tseeWhatwillyoutakehome?Completeinstructions,several“make-and-take”cooloptics,listofsup-pliersandotherfreeresources,ongoingtechnicalassistance(byemail),andtheopportunity to join thePHOTON listservofeducatorsand in-dustrymentors .

LEARNING OUTCOMESThiscoursewillenableyouto:• Makepinholeimages!• Discoverreflection!• Seearainbowinalightbulb!• Turnatomatointoaplum!

INTENDED AUDIENCESecondary and post-secondary instructors who want to teach basicopticalscienceconceptsandphotonicstechnology .Theworkshopisalsoappropriateforanyonewhowantsafewengaging,low-cost,sim-pledemonstrationstotakeintotheircommunityforoutreachpurposes .Childrenover8yearsoldarewelcometoaccompanytheirparenttotheworkshop .

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INSTRUCTORJudith Donnelly is an emeritus professor of physics at Three RiversCommunityCollegeandthe2003recipientoftheSPIEEducatoroftheYearaward .Sheistheco-authorof“Light:IntroductiontoOpticsandPhotonics”andhasworkedsince1995withtheNewEnglandBoardofHigherEducationonNSF/AdvancedTechnologyEducationprojectstoencouragestudent-centeredlearning .Nancy Magnani is a Grant Facilitator/Science Specialist for EAST-CONN’sTeachingandLearningServices .Herprojectsincludefacilitat-ingInter-districtgrantprogramsforK-12students,includingEnergyfortheFuture, the4thR:Robotics,Minds inMotionandMakingWaves:OpticsandAcoustics . Inaddition,Nancy facilitatesEASTCONNSci-enceCouncil,developingandprovidingscience-basedprofessionalde-velopmentforK-12teachersinalignmentwithNGSSandConnecticutstatesciencestandards .

I SEE THE LIGHT! An introduction to basic properties of lightWS1201Course Level: IntroductoryCEU: 0.4 $10 Members | $15 Non-Members USD $10 Student Members USD Tuesday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Takethisopportunitytolearnhowlightenablessomuchofthetechnol-ogyintoday’smodernworld .Thisworkshopis intendedtointroduceattendeestohands-onactivitieswhichcanbeusedtoteachelementaryandmiddleschoolstudentsabouttwoofthebasicpropertiesoflight,diffractionandmagnification . Byusingdiffraction lensesand simplemagnifyingglassesinafewbasiclessons,studentswilllearnaboutthelawsofdiffractionandmagnification,anddiscusswaysinwhichtheseprinciplesareputtoworkforus .Thisworkshophasbeendevelopedtoalignwith theNextGenerationScienceStandardsandisappropriateforuseattheElementaryLevel4-PS4-2:Waves:WavesandInformation(4-PS4-2)orcanalsobeusedforMiddleSchoolstudentsMS-PS4-2:WavesandElectromagneticRa-diation .Inadditiontofreemagnifiers,diffractionglasses,andacolor-changing LED light bulb, optics and photonics posters and outreachDVDs will be available for attendees, demonstrating how light-basedtechnologyisusedbyeveryone,everyday .

LEARNING OUTCOMESThiscoursewillenableyouto:• Explainhowenergycanbecarriedfromoneplacetoanotherby

waves,suchaswaterwavesandsoundwaves,byelectriccurrent,andbymovingobjects .

• Explainhowlightisreflectedfrommirrorsandothersurfaces .• Explainhowthecoloroflightstrikinganobjectaffectsthewaythe

objectisseen .• Explainhowanobjectisseenwhenlighttravelingfromtheobject

enterstheeye .• Explainhowtelescopesmagnifytheappearanceofsomedistant

objectsinthesky,includingtheMoonandtheplanets .Thenumberofstarsthatcanbeseenthroughtelescopesisdramaticallygreaterthanthenumberthatcanbeseenbytheunaidedeye .

• Explainhowvisiblelightisasmallbandwithinaverybroadelectromagneticspectrum .

•Explainlighttravelsinstraightlinesifthemediumittravelsthroughdoesnotchange .

•Explainhowsimplelensesareusedinamagnifyingglass,theeye,acamera,atelescope,andamicroscope .

•Explainhowlightcanbereflected,refracted,transmitted,andabsorbedbymatter .

•Explainhowtheangleofreflectionofalightbeamisequaltotheangleofincidence .

INTENDED AUDIENCEElementary and middle school teachers who want to learn hands-onactivitiestouseinteachingtheirstudentsaboutthebasicpropertiesoflightthatincludesthenatureoflight,lightontheelectromagneticspec-trumandhow light travelsas rays . Scientists,engineersandcollegestudents interested in learningsomebasicoutreachactivities to takeinto their localschoolsandcommunities . All lessonsaredevelopedusinganinquirybasedapproachtolearning,andincludesready-to-goworksheetsforstudents .

INSTRUCTORMike McKeeistheAssociateDirectorfortheB .S .inPhotonicScienceand Engineering program in the College of Optics and Photonics attheUniversityofCentralFlorida .HewasaphysicsteacherinOrangeCountyPublicSchools,wherehealsobecameadistrict leadscienceinstructionalcoach . Hewasalsoan instructionalcoach foracharterschool system in California . He has published K-5 lab manuals thatareinquirybasedwithover100lessons .Since1998,hehasbeentheFloridaScienceOlympiadstatedirectorandwasthedirectorfortheSci-enceOlympiadNationalTournamentatUCFin2012and2014 .

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTMaking the most of your Presentation WS897Course Level: IntroductoryCEU 0.4 Only available upon requestSunday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pmOralpresentationskillsareakeytosuccessforresearchersandprofes-sionalsalike .Thiscourseoffersano-nonsenseapproachtopreparingand giving presentations, with a particular focus on structure, slides,anddelivery .Italsoofferstipsonhowtomanagethenervousnessas-sociatedwithspeakinginpublic .

LEARNING OUTCOMESThiscoursewillenableyouto:• organizeyourmaterialintoaneffectivestructure• createslidesthatgetthemessageacross• deliveryourpresentationeffectively,bothverballyandnonverbally

INTENED AUDIENCEThiscourseisintendedforanyonewhomustprepareandgiveoralpre-sentationsabouthisorherresearchwork .Bothnoviceandexperiencedspeakerscanexpecttogainalotfromit .

INSTRUCTORJean-luc Doumontrunslecturesandworkshopsinscientificcommu-nication,pedagogy,criticalthinking,andmoreforengineers,scientists,andotherrationalminds .HeisanengineerfromtheUniversityofLou-vainandadoctorinappliedphysicsfromStanfordUniversity .Articulate,entertaining,andthought-provoking,heisapopularinvitedspeakerattop-notchuniversitiesandresearchcentersworldwide .Thisworkshop is freetotechnicalattendees .Noadvanceregistrationrequired .

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Structuring your Research Paper WS908Course Level: IntroductoryCEU 0.4 Only available upon requestMonday 8:30 am to 12:30 pmStrongwritingskillsareakey tosuccess for researchersandprofes-sionalsalike .Thiscoursediscusseshowtostructureresearchpapers,dissertations,andotherreportseffectivelyatalllevelstogettheread-ers’ attention, facilitate navigation, and thus get the message acrossoptimallytotheiraudiences .

LEARNING OUTCOMESThiscoursewillenableyouto:• createaneffectiveabstract,introduction,andconclusion• organizeyourmaterialintoanaccessiblestructure• constructparagraphsthatgetthemessageacross

INTENED AUDIENCEThiscourseisintendedforanyonewhomustwriteoredittechnicaldoc-uments ingeneralandresearchpapers inparticular .Bothnoviceandexperiencedauthorscanexpecttogainalotfromit .

INSTRUCTORJean-luc Doumont runslecturesandworkshopsinscientificcommu-nication,pedagogy,criticalthinking,andmoreforengineers,scientists,andotherrationalminds .HeisanengineerfromtheUniversityofLou-vainandadoctorinappliedphysicsfromStanfordUniversity .Articulate,entertaining,andthought-provoking,heisapopularinvitedspeakerattop-notchuniversitiesandresearchcentersworldwide .Thisworkshop is freetotechnicalattendees .Noadvanceregistrationrequired .

Conveying Messages with GraphsWS1202Course Level: IntroductoryCEU 0.4 Only available upon requestMonday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pmWidelyusedinresearchanddevelopmenttoanalyzeandcommunicatedata,graphicaldisplaysarestillpoorlymasteredby researchers (andpopularsoftwaredoesnothelps) .Thiscoursediscusseshowtocreatemoreeffectivegraphs—graphs thatare trulyvisual,are truthful to thedata,andgetthemessageacross .

LEARNING OUTCOMESThiscoursewillenableyouto:• selecttherightgraphforagivendatasetandagivenresearch

question• optimizethisgraphtomakeitintuitiveandtorevealthedata• phraseacaptionthatgetsthemessageacross

INTENED AUDIENCEThiscourseisintendedforanyonewhomustcreategraphsforwrittendocumentsororalpresentations .Bothnoviceandexperiencedauthors/speakerscanexpecttogainalotfromit .

INSTRUCTORJean-luc Doumont runslecturesandworkshopsinscientificcommu-nication,pedagogy,criticalthinking,andmoreforengineers,scientists,andotherrationalminds .HeisanengineerfromtheUniversityofLou-vainandadoctorinappliedphysicsfromStanfordUniversity .Articulate,entertaining,andthought-provoking,heisapopularinvitedspeakerattop-notchuniversitiesandresearchcentersworldwide .Thisworkshop is freetotechnicalattendees .Noadvanceregistrationrequired .

Resumes to Interviews: Strategies for a Successful Job SearchWS1059Course level: IntroductoryCEU 0.2 Only available upon requestWednesday 3:30 pm to 5:30 pmThiscoursereviewseffectivestrategiesandtechniquesforasuccess-ful job search such as: compiling resumes, writing cover letters, andinterviewingtips .Theprimarygoalofthecourseistoprovidecreativeand proven techniques for new college graduates and professionalsto plan and conduct their job search and secure a job . Creative andcomprehensivejobsearchtechniqueswillbediscussedaswellasac-tualresumeandinterviewingexamplesandtips .Anyonewhoisgettingreadytoentertheworkforcewhowantstoanswerquestionssuchas,“whenandhowdo Istartmy jobsearch?,” “whatkindofcover letterandresumegetsnoticed?”or“howdoIsellmyselfinaninterview?”willbenefitfromtakingthiscourse .

LEARNING OUTCOMESThiscoursewillenableyouto:• startandcreateyourjobsearchplan• createanonlinenetworkingpresence• buildandwriteeffectivecoverlettersandresumesthatgetnoticed• avoidcommonresumeandcoverlettermistakes• interviewwithconfidence

INTENED AUDIENCEGraduatestudents,newgraduates,andearly-careerprofessionalswhowishtolearnmoreaboutcreatingajobsearchplan,writinganeffectivecoverletterandresumethatgetsyounoticed,andtechniquesforsuc-cessfulinterviews .

INSTRUCTORHeather Welch hasbeen in human resourcesandcorporate recruit-ingformorethan20years .Shehasextensiveexperiencewithbothin-housecorporateenvironmentsaswellasoutsideagencyenvironments .HeatheriscurrentlytheSr .RecruiterforDaylightSolutionsinSanDiego,andalsoamemberofSHRM,IEEE,andSWE .Suzanne Krinsky hasbeeninhumanresourcesandcorporaterecruit-ingformorethan15years .Shehasextensiveexperiencewithbothin-house corporate environments as well as outside agency/consultingenvironments . Suzanne is currently the Human Resource Director forDaylightSolutions inSanDiego,andalsoa long-timeBoardmemberfor the Biotech Human Resource Development Coalition (BEDC) andHumanResourceRoundtablemember .This workshop is free to technical attendees . No advance registra-tion required .Thisworkshoppresents introductory informationand isintendedprimarilyforuniversitystudentsandotherswithlittleprofes-sionalexperience .

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