Optical MEMS and micro-optics

Micro-optics and Optical MEMS refer to a wide range of devices and methods that allow us to manipulate light at the wavelength scale with unprecedented precision and speed. Emerging from modern microsystems technology, they are at the heart of countless compact yet versatile optoelectronic systems such as fiber optic telecommunications networks, LIDAR, adaptive optics and endomicroscopy. MICRO605 is a comprehensive tour of the rich world of passive and active micro-optics, covering the subject from its fundamentals to its most exciting applications.

1.    Optics at the micro-scale: An introduction (0.5 hours)
2.    Fundamental optical concepts (2.5 hours)
2.1.    Gaussian beam propagation
2.2.    Scalar diffraction theory
2.3.    Interference and interferograms
3.    Micro-optics: Devices and applications (3 hours)
3.1.    Refractive and diffractive microlenses
3.2.    Diffraction gratings and diffractive-optical elements
3.3.    Fabrication of micro-optics
4.    Optical MEMS: Devices (3 hours)
4.1.    From static to dynamic
4.2.    Scanning and pointing micromirrors 
4.3.    Tunable diffraction gratings
4.4.    Tunable micro-resonators
5.    MOEMS Applications (3 hours)
5.1.    Display and imaging systems
5.2.    Optical communications
5.3.    Scientific instrumentation 
6.    Emerging topics (0.5 hour)

EXAM:
Written report on a design study