Introduction to Optics for Biomedical Engineers

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Introduces the fundamentals of optics, the science and technology of how light is generated, propagated, interacts with matter and detected. Concentrates on geometrical (or ray) optics, which focuses on light reflection, refraction, lenses, mirrors, prisms, fiber optics, GRIN lens and simple imaging systems, as well as wave optics, which focuses on wave equations, superposition, diffraction, interference, polarization, dispersion and electro-optic effects. Also studies more advanced topics, such as fluorescence imaging, optical microscopy, diffuse optical tomography, optical coherence tomography and optical spectroscopy.