Optics Topics

What is generally included in the subject area called "Optics" ?

This page lists some of the main topics within this huge subject area.
The headings that appear in this font are links to pages of further information about that topic.

• Aberration Theory (incl. aberration types)
• Coherence (an important property of light)
• Digital Image Processing
• Diffraction Theory
• Display Technologies (e.g. LED, TFT, Plasma, etc.)
• Environmental Optics
• Fiber Optics
• Gaussian Optics
• Infra-Red Imaging Systems
• Introduction to Laser Light and Lasers
• Lens Design
• Optical Filters
• Optical Properties of Materials
• Optical Thin Films
• Optoelectronic Components
• Polarization (of light)
• Visual Optics (the human visual system).