Engineers solve practical technical problems using an ever-evolving toolkit of modern technology. One of the most significant engineering advances of all time is optical imaging, the use of light-based technology to create representations of objects. In this course, students will learn how engineers make instruments that resolve structures as small as atoms, and as far away as the center of the galaxy. We will explore the common principles behind imaging instruments, and will probe new engineering advances that make it possible to see through "opaque" materials, to construct an invisibility cloak, and to seek earth-like extrasolar planets. Students will develop an understanding for challenges associated with microscopes that image deep within tissue for medical diagnosis and treatment, or night-vision goggles that allow seeing in the dark. The class includes lectures, interactive classroom activities, and hands-on laboratory exercises.

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