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Optics and Imaging Educational Links

Sponsoring Institutions-
Monroe Community College
Rochester Institute of Technology
Center for Image Processing in Education (CIPE)


NSF Work In Progress-
Geometrical Optics Websites
Digital Darkroom Module
Electro-Optics Imaging
Special Effects Using Photoshop
The RIT Visualization Project
PHO 101-
Course Outline
Project List

Useful Educational Search Engines-
OSA (Optical Society of America)
SPIE (International Society For Optical Engineering)
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
APOMA (American Precision Optics Manufacturers Association)
Photonics Online

GENERAL OPTICS:

History of Optics:
An Anecdotal History of Optics from Aristophanes to Zernike
History from 300 BC - 1900


Geometrical Optics (Ray):
-Light and Color-
Optics in Nature
Electromagnetic Radiation
Color and Spectrum


-Frequency and Wavelength-
Frequency and Wavelength of Light

-Sources-
Sources of Visible Light

-Reflection-
Great Site! Interactive Tutorials on Reflection of Light
The How's and Why's of Reflection

-Refraction-
Refractive Index and Dispersion

-Fiber Optics-
Fiber Optics, History and Applications
Introduction to Fiber Optics

Physical Optics (Wave):
-Interference-
Interference Theory

-Diffraction-
Diffraction Theory

-Holography-
Make Your Own Holograms

-Lasers-
Lots of Laser Links

Optical Systems:
-Lenses-
Lenses, Mirrors and Prisms / Arizona State University

-Lens Shapes-
Lens Shapes (Interactive)

-Photographic and TV Lenses-
Lens Tutorial
Lens Types
Lens Dictionary


-Microscopes-
Everything You Wanted to Know About Microscopes
Web Resources on Microscopy


-Telescopes-
Telescopes - Types, Components and Aberrations

Education:
-Experiments-
Online Activities for Students
OSA Discovery Kit Experiments

-Optics for Kids-
Eastman Kodak Precision Optics Youth Forum
OSA Rochester Section Outreach Program
Museum of Science
Optics for Kids by Bruce Irving at ORA

Digital Imaging Systems:
-Digital Imaging-
Complete Course on Digital Imaging

Intro to Digital Imaging
Sony Digital University

*ANY OPINIONS, FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS OR RECOMMENDATIONS
EXPRESSED IN THIS MATERIAL ARE THOSE OF THE AUTHOR(S) AND DO NOT
NECESSARILY REFLECT THOSE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.


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