Course Name: Optical Engineering

Course abstract

Optics is used in many applications today. In fact, the field of optics has quietly gone from the research table to being used in numerous applications ranging from devices to metrology. Opto-electronics and metrology are already well-developed fields merging the areas of optics and a variety of other engineering areas (such as electronics, mechanical engineering, etc) in many advanced and commonly used devices. For an engineering student to be able to understand and design optics for such applications, it is important to understand some basic optics. This course will introduce these concepts at a level relevant for an engineer. The course will also study specific engineering examples with a detailed look at the optics of these.


Course Instructor

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Prof. Shanti Bhattacharya

Shanti Bhattacharya obtained her Ph.D. in Physics from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras in 1997. Her doctoral work was in the area of Optical Array Illuminators. After completing her Ph.D., she worked at the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany, first as an Alexander von Humboldt fellow and then as a Guest Scientist. Her research work there included development of an optical pick-up for CD/DVD systems and the design of diffractive optical elements for beam shaping of high power laser beams. She subsequently joined the MEMS division of Analog Devices, Cambridge, USA, where she worked on the design of an optical MEMS switch. She is currently a Professor and has been with the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Madras since 2005. Her current research interests are diffractive optics, optical MEMS and the development of measurement and imaging techniques using interferometry. She has co-authored over 100 conference and journal publications, as well as one book titled, “Design and Fabrication of Diffractive Optical Elements with MATLAB.” She has successfully executed or is currently investigating a number of research projects with funding worth over Rs 955 lakhs (USD 1.33M). In addition to her work, she is an enthusiastic hiker and enjoys many outdoor activities.
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 Course Duration : Jul-Oct 2021

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 Syllabus

 Enrollment : 20-May-2021 to 02-Aug-2021

 Exam registration : 17-Jun-2021 to 17-Sep-2021

 Exam Date : 24-Oct-2021

Enrolled

833

Registered

31

Certificate Eligible

15

Certified Category Count

Gold

1

Silver

2

Elite

3

Successfully completed

9

Participation

10

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold





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AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 8 out of 12 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score
Optical Engineering - Toppers list

ABDUL WAHID 90%

Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

SUNDARAM RAMCHANDRAN 81%

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 833

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 31

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