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• Mirror System Design with Freeform Surfaces
• Introduction to Magnetic Random Access Memory (MRAM)
• Photodetectors – A Practical Selection Guide
• Industrial Ultrafast Lasers for Micro-Processing and Applications
• Modern Optical Measurements: An Introduction with Practical
Applications
• Optical Measurements for (Automotive) Displays & Lighting
• Problems in Autonomous Vehicle Imaging Systems
• Medical Laser-Tissue Interactions
• Biomedical Image Analysis: An Introduction
• Meta-Lenses
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COURSE INDEX
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Advanced Quantum and Displays and Holography
Optoelectronic Applications SC1096 Sun Head-Mounted Display
SC1191 Sun Quantum Sensors Requirements and
(Lanzagorta, Venegas-Andraca) Designs for Augmented Reality
8:30 am to 12:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Applications (Browne, Melzer)
8:30 am to 5:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
SC1273 Wed Introduction to Magnetic
Random Access Memory (MRAM) : SC1234 Sun Introduction to VR, AR, MR
Fundamentals, Current Status, and Smart Eyewear: Market
and Emerging Device Concepts Expectations, Hardware
(Khalili) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm . . . . . . . 11 Requirements and Investment
Patterns (Kress)
Basic 2-Hour Courses for Sales, 8:30 am to 10:30 am. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Marketing, and Industry SC1218 Wed Optical Technologies and
Architectures for Virtual Reality
SC1234 Sun Introduction to VR, AR, MR (VR) , Augmented Reality (AR)
and Smart Eyewear: Market and Mixed Reality (MR) Head-
Expectations, Hardware Mounted Displays (HMDs)
Requirements and Investment (Kress) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. . . . . . . . 16
Patterns (Kress)
8:30 am to 10:30 am. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Imaging
SC1170A Mon A Hands-On Introduction SC1222 Sun Deep Learning and Its Applications
to Optics (Diehl) in Image Processing (Nasrabadi)
10:30 am to 12:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
SC1224 Mon Fundamentals of Optical SC1288 Tue Problems in Autonomous
Engineering (Vogt) Vehicle Imaging Systems (Grant)
1:30 pm to 3:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
SC1170B Mon A Hands-On Introduction SC504 Tue Introduction to CCD and
to Optics (Diehl) CMOS Imaging Sensors
3:30 pm to 5:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 and Applications (Crisp)
1:30 pm to 5:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Biomedical Spectroscopy,
Microscopy, and Imaging SC1231 Wed Designing and Specifying
Digital Cameras (Baldwin)
SC1291 Mon Biomedical Image Analysis: 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
An Introduction (Bohndiek)
8:30 am to 12:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Laser Safety
SC1260 Tue Optical Super Resolution and SC1256 Mon Basic Laser Safety (Barat)
Extended Depth of Focus 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . 20
(Zalevsky) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm. . . . . 14 SC1257 Mon Laser Lab Design, Do’s and
Clinical Technologies and Don’ts (Barat)
1:30 pm to 3:30 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Systems
SC312 Sun Principles and Applications of
Optical Coherence Tomography
(Fujimoto) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm. . . . . 15
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COURSE INDEX
Laser Sources Neurophotonics, Neurosurgery,
SC748 Sun High-Power Fiber Sources and Optogenetics
(Nilsson) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. . . . . 22 SC1126 Mon Neurophotonics (Levi, Dufour)
SC752 Sun Solid State Laser Technology 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
(Hodgson) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm . . . 23
SC1174 Mon Improving Laser Reliability: an
Nonlinear Optics and Beam
Introduction (Grossman, Asbury) Guiding
8:30 am to 5:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
SC931 Sun Applied Nonlinear Frequency
SC1180 Tue Passive and Active Fiber Optics Conversion (Paschotta)
(Paschotta) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
8:30 am to 5:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
SC047 Sun Introduction to Nonlinear Optics
SC972 Wed Basic Laser Technology: (Fisher) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm . . . . . . 32
Fundamentals and Performance
Specifications (Sukuta) SC744 Tue Fiber Frequency Combs and
8:30 am to 12:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Applications (Fermann)
8:30 am to 12:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Macro Applications Optical Materials and
SC1144 Tue Laser Systems Engineering Fabrication
(Kasunic) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. . . . . 24
SC1086 Tue Optical Materials, Fabrication and
Metrology and Standards Testing for the Optical Engineer
(DeGroote Nelson)
SC212 Mon Modern Optical Testing (Wyant) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
8:30 am to 12:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
SC1287 Tue Optical Measurements for Optical Systems and Lens
(Automotive) Displays & Lighting Design
(Blankenbach, Reichel)
8:30 am to 12:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 SC156 Sun Basic Optics for Engineers
(Poutous) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. . . . 38
SC1286 Tue Modern Optical Measurements:
An Introduction with Practical SC690 Sun Optical System Design:
Applications (Reichel, Blankenbach) Layout Principles and Practice
1:30 pm to 5:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 (Bentley) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. . . . . 38
SC700 Wed Understanding Scratch and Dig SC1277 Sun Photodetectors: Theory, Practice,
Specifications (Aikens) and Applications (Piatek)
8:30 am to 12:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
SC1017 Wed Optics Surface Inspection SC011 Sun Design of Efficient Illumination
Workshop (Aikens) Systems (Cassarly)
1:30 pm to 5:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
SC1272 Mon Mirror System Design with
Micro/Nano Applications Freeform Surfaces
SC1285 Mon Industrial Ultrafast Lasers for (Sasián) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. . . . . 40
Micro-Processing and SC1247 Mon Polarized Light and Optical
Applications (Hodgson) Design (Chipman, Young)
8:30 am to 12:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
SC935 Tue Introduction to Lens Design
MOEMS-MEMS in Photonics (Bentley) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. . . . . 39
SC454 Tue Fabrication Technologies for SC1199 Tue Stray Light Analysis and Control
Micro- and Nano-Optics (Suleski) (Fest) 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. . . . . . . . 35
8:30 am to 12:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
SC1232 Tue Introduction to LIDAR for
SC1125 Thu Design Techniques and Autonomous Vehicles (Shaw)
Applications Fields 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
for Digital Micro-optics (Kress)
SC1254 Wed Fourier Optics (Popescu)
8:30 am to 5:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
8:30 am to 5:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Nano/Biophotonics SC003 Thu Practical Optical System
Design (Youngworth, Olson)
Tue SC1186 Fluorescence Sensing and 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Imaging: Towards Portable
Healthcare (Levi)
1:30 pm to 5:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Nanotechnologies in Photonics
SC1252 Wed Meta-Lenses (Tsai)
8:30 am to 12:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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Optoelectronic Materials and Photonic Integration
Devices SC1071 Sat Understanding Diffractive
SC1277 Sun Photodetectors: Theory, Optics (Soskind)
Practice, and Applications 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
(Piatek) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm . . . . . . 41 SC817 Wed Silicon Photonics (Michel, Saini)
SC747 Sun Semiconductor Photonic 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Device Fundamentals (Linden)
8:30 am to 5:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Photonic Therapeutics and
SC1091 Sun Fundamentals of Reliability Diagnostics
Engineering for Optoelectronic SC1221 Mon Physiological Optics of the Eye
Devices (Leisher) for Engineers (Lakshminarayanan)
1:30 pm to 5:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Professional Development
Optomechanics SC1208 Mon The Seven Habits of Highly
SC014 Sun- Introduction to Optomechanical Effective Project Managers
Mon Design (Vukobratovich) (Warner) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm. . . . . 48
8:30 am to 5:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
SC015 Mon Fastening Optical Elements
Semiconductor Lasers, LEDS,
with Adhesives (Daly) and Applications
8:30 am to 12:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 SC1146 Mon Laser Diode Beam Basics,
SC010 Tue Introduction to Optical Characteristics and Manipulation
Alignment Techniques (Castle) 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
8:30 am to 5:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 SC1259 Tue Introduction to Vertical-Cavity
SC254 Wed Integrated Opto-Mechanical Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)
Analysis (Genberg, Doyle) and Applications (Choquette)
8:30 am to 5:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
SC218 Thu Advanced Composite Materials
for Optomechanical Systems and Tissue Optics, Laser-Tissue
Precision Machinery (Zweben) Interaction, and Tissue
8:30 am to 5:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Engineering
SC1085 Thu Optomechanical Systems
Engineering (Kasunic) SC029 Sun Tissue Optics (Jacques)
8:30 am to 5:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
SC1290 Mon Medical Laser-Tissue
Interactions (Verdaasdonk)
8:30 am to 12:30 pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
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SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
Advanced Quantum and Optoelectronic Applications
SC1191 Quan- SC1273
tum Sensors Introduction
(Lanzagorta, to Magnet-
Venegas-And- ic Random
raca) 8:30 am Access Memory
to 12:30 pm, (MRAM):
$345 / $410, Fundamentals,
p. 11 Current Status,
and Emerging
Device Con-
cepts (Khalili)
1:30 pm to 5:30
pm, $345 /
$410, p. 11
Basic 2-Hour Courses for Sales, Marketing, and Industry
SC1234 Intro- SC1170A A
duction to VR, Hands-On
AR, MR and Introduction to
Smart Eye- Optics (Diehl)
wear: Market 10:30 am to
Expectations, 12:30 pm, $195
Hardware / $220, p. 13
Requirements
and Invest-
ment Patterns
(Kress) 8:30 am
to 10:30 am,
$195 / $220,
p. 13
SC1224 Fun-
damentals of
Optical Engi-
neering (Vogt)
1:30 pm to 3:30
pm, $195 /
$220, p. 12
SC1170B A
Hands-On
Introduction to
Optics (Diehl)
3:30 pm to
5:30 pm, $195 /
$220, p. 12
Biomedical Spectroscopy, Microscopy, and Imaging
SC1291 Bio- SC1260
medical Image Optical Super
Analysis: An Resolution
Introduction and Extended
(Bohndiek) Depth of Focus
8:30 am to (Zalevsky) 1:30
12:30 pm, $390 pm to 5:30 pm,
/ $455, p. 14 $345 / $410,
p. 14
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SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
Clinical Technologies and Systems
SC312 Prin-
ciples and
Applications of
Optical Coher-
ence Tomogra-
phy (Fujimoto)
1:30 pm to 5:30
pm, $345 /
$410, p. 15
Displays and Holography
SC1096 SC1218 Optical
Head-Mount- Technologies
ed Display and Architec-
Requirements tures for Virtual
and Designs Reality (VR),
for Augment- Augmented
ed Reality Reality (AR)
Applications and Mixed
(Browne, Mel- Reality (MR)
zer) 8:30 am to Head-Mount-
5:30 pm, $620 ed Displays
/ $740, p. 15 (HMDs) (Kress)
8:30 am to
5:30 pm, $610 /
$730, p. 16
SC1234 Intro-
duction to VR,
AR, MR and
Smart Eye-
wear: Market
Expectations,
Hardware
Requirements
and Invest-
ment Patterns
(Kress) 8:30 am
to 10:30 am,
$195 / $220,
p. 17
Imaging
SC1222 Deep SC1288 SC1231 De-
Learning and Problems in signing and
Its Applica- Autonomous Specifying Dig-
tions in Image Vehicle Imag- ital Cameras
Processing ing Systems (Baldwin) 8:30
(Nasrabadi) (Grant) 8:30 am to 12:30 pm,
8:30 am to am to 12:30 pm, $345 / $410,
5:30 pm, $610 / $390 / $455, p. 19
$730, p. 18 p. 20
SC504 Intro-
duction to CCD
and CMOS Im-
aging Sensors
and Applica-
tions (Crisp)
1:30 pm to 5:30
pm, $430 /
$495, p. 19
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SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
Laser Safety
SC1256 Basic
Laser Safety
(Barat) 10:30
am to 12:30 pm,
$235 / $260,
p. 20
SC1257 Laser
Lab Design,
Do’s and
Don’ts (Barat)
1:30 pm to 3:30
pm, $220 /
$245, p. 20
Laser Sources
SC748 SC1174 Im- SC1180 Passive SC972 Basic
High-Power proving Laser and Active Laser Technol-
Fiber Sources Reliability: an Fiber Optics ogy: Funda-
(Nilsson) 8:30 Introduction (Paschotta) mentals and
am to 5:30 pm, (Grossman, 8:30 am to Performance
$610 / $730, Asbury) 8:30 5:30 pm, $610 / Specifications
p. 22 am to 5:30 pm, $730, p. 22 (Sukuta) 8:30
$610 / $730, am to 12:30 pm,
p. 21 $345 / $410,
p. 23
SC752 Solid
State Laser
Technology
(Hodgson) 8:30
am to 5:30 pm,
$610 / $730,
p. 23
Macro Applications
SC1144 Laser
Systems
Engineering
(Kasunic) 8:30
am to 5:30 pm,
$680 / $800,
p. 24
Metrology and Standards
SC212 Modern SC1287 Optical SC700 Un-
Optical Testing Measurements derstanding
(Wyant) 8:30 for (Automo- Scratch and Dig
am to 12:30 pm, tive) Displays Specifications
$380 / $445, & Lighting (Aikens) 8:30
p. 27 (Blankenbach, am to 12:30 pm,
Reichel) 8:30 $445 / $510,
am to 12:30 pm, p. 27
$345 / $410,
p. 26
SC1286 Modern SC1017 Optics
Optical Mea- Surface Inspec-
surements: An tion Workshop
Introduction (Aikens) 1:30
with Practical pm to 5:30 pm,
Applications $445 / $510,
(Reichel, Blan- p. 25
kenbach) 1:30
pm to 5:30 pm,
$345 / $410,
p. 25
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SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
Micro/Nano Applications
SC1285 Indus-
trial Ultrafast
Lasers for
Micro-Pro-
cessing and
Applications
(Hodgson) 8:30
am to 12:30 pm,
$345 / $410,
p. 28
MOEMS-MEMS in Photonics
SC454 SC1125 Design
Fabrication Techniques and
Technologies Applications
for Micro- and Fields for Dig-
Nano-Optics ital Micro-op-
(Suleski) 8:30 tics (Kress)
am to 12:30 pm, 8:30 am to
$345 / $410, 5:30 pm, $610 /
p. 30 $730, p. 29
Nano/Biophotonics
SC1186 Fluores-
cence Sensing
and Imaging:
Towards Porta-
ble Healthcare
(Levi) 1:30 pm
to 5:30 pm,
$345 / $410,
p. 30
Nanotechnologies in Photonics
SC1252
Meta-Lenses
(Tsai) 8:30 am
to 12:30 pm,
$345 / $410,
p. 31
Neurophotonics, Neurosurgery, and Optogenetics
SC1126 Neu-
rophotonics
(Levi, Dufour)
1:30 pm to 5:30
pm, $345 /
$410, p. 31
Nonlinear Optics and Beam Guiding
SC931 Applied SC744 Fiber
Nonlinear Frequency
Frequency Combs and
Conversion Applications
(Paschotta) (Fermann) 8:30
8:30 am to am to 12:30 pm,
5:30 pm, $610 / $345 / $410,
$730, p. 33 p. 33
SC047
Introduction
to Nonlinear
Optics (Fisher)
1:30 pm to 5:30
pm, $345 /
$410, p. 32
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SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
Optical Materials and Fabrication
SC1086 Optical
Materials,
Fabrication and
Testing for the
Optical Engi-
neer (DeGroote
Nelson) 1:30
pm to 5:30 pm,
$345 / $410,
p. 34
Optical Systems and Lens Design
SC156 Basic SC1272 Mirror SC935 Intro- SC1254 Fou-
Optics for System Design duction to Lens rier Optics
Engineers with Freeform Design (Bent- (Popescu) 8:30
(Poutous) 8:30 Surfaces ley) 8:30 am to am to 5:30 pm,
am to 5:30 pm, (Sasián) 8:30 5:30 pm, $705 $610 / $730,
$650 / $770, am to 12:30 pm, / $825, p. 39 p. 37
p. 38 $345 / $410,
p. 40
SC690 Optical SC1247 Polar- SC1199 Stray SC003 Prac-
System De- ized Light and Light Analysis tical Optical
sign: Layout Optical Design and Control System Design
Principles and (Chipman, (Fest) 8:30 am (Youngworth,
Practice (Bent- Young) 8:30 to 5:30 pm, Olson) 8:30
ley) 8:30 am to am to 5:30 pm, $655 / $775, am to 5:30 pm,
5:30 pm, $610 / $730, p. 35 $610 / $730,
$645 / $765, p. 37 p. 34
p. 38
SC011 Design of SC1232
Efficient Illumi- Introduction
nation Systems to LIDAR for
(Cassarly) 1:30 Autonomous
pm to 5:30 pm, Vehicles
$345 / $410, (Shaw) 1:30
p. 35 pm to 5:30 pm,
$345 / $410,
p. 36
Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
SC1277 Photo-
detectors:
Theory,
Practice, and
Applications
(Piatek) 8:30
am to 12:30 pm,
$345 / $410,
p. 41
SC747 Semi-
conductor Pho-
tonic Device
Fundamentals
(Linden) 8:30
am to 5:30 pm,
$610 / $730,
p. 41
SC1091 Fun-
damentals
of Reliability
Engineering for
Optoelectronic
Devices (Leish-
er) 1:30 pm to
5:30 pm, $345
/ $410, p. 42
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SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
Optomechanics
SC014 Introduction to Optome-
chanical Design (Vukobratovich)
8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $1,205 /
$1,435, p. 43
SC015 Fasten- SC010 Intro- SC254 SC218
ing Optical duction to Op- Integrated Advanced
Elements with tical Alignment Opto-Mechan- Composite
Adhesives Techniques ical Analysis Materials for
(Daly) 8:30 am (Castle) 8:30 (Genberg, Optomechan-
to 12:30 pm, am to 5:30 pm, Doyle) 8:30 am ical Systems
$345 / $410, $610 / $730, to 5:30 pm, and Precision
p. 44 p. 43 $680 / $800, Machinery
p. 45 (Zweben) 8:30
am to 5:30 pm,
$610 / $730,
p. 44
SC1085
Optomechan-
ical Systems
Engineering
(Kasunic) 8:30
am to 5:30 pm,
$610 / $730,
p. 45
Photonic Integration
SC1071 Under- SC817 Silicon
standing Dif- Photonics (Mi-
fractive Optics chel, Saini) 1:30
(Soskind) 8:30 pm to 5:30 pm,
am to 5:30 pm, $345 / $410,
$645 / $765, p. 47
p. 46
Photonic Therapeutics and Diagnostics
SC1221 Physio-
logical Optics
of the Eye
for Engineers
(Lakshmina-
rayanan) 8:30
am to 5:30 pm,
$645 / $765,
p. 47
Professional Development
SC1208 The
Seven Habits
of Highly Ef-
fective Project
Managers
(Warner) 1:30
pm to 5:30 pm,
$345 / $410,
p. 48
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SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
Semiconductor Lasers, LEDS, and Applications
SC1146 Laser SC1259 In-
Diode Beam troduction to
Basics, Char- Vertical-Cavity
acteristics and Surface-Emit-
Manipulation ting Lasers
(Sun) 1:30 pm (VCSELs) and
to 5:30 pm, Applications
$345 / $410, (Choquette)
p. 48 1:30 pm to 5:30
pm, $345 /
$410, p. 49
Tissue Optics, Laser-Tissue Interaction, and Tissue Engineering
SC029 Tis- SC1290 Medical
sue Optics Laser-Tissue
(Jacques) 1:30 Interactions
pm to 5:30 pm, (Verdaasdonk)
$345 / $410, 8:30 am to
p. 49 12:30 pm, $345
/ $410, p. 50
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Advanced Quantum and Quantum Sensors
Optoelectronic Applications SC1191 • Course Level: Introductory • CEU: 0.4
$345 Members • $194 Student Members
$410 Non-Members USD
Introduction to Magnetic New Sunday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm
Random Access Memory (MRAM): Quantum sensors are sensing devices that exploit
Fundamentals, Current Status, quantum phenomena in such a way that makes
and Emerging Device Concepts them perform substantially better than their clas-
sical counterparts. This course uses an informa-
SC1273 • Course Level: Introductory • CEU: 0.4 tion-theoretic approach to identify and explain the
$345 Members • $194 Student Members basic design principles and potential applications
$410 Non-Members USD of quantum sensors. A primary goal of the course is
Wednesday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm to describe those aspects of quantum phenomena
that can be harnessed in order to design and devel-
This course introduces the students to one of op novel sensing devices. To this end, the course
the key emerging memory technologies in the summarizes recent theoretical and experimental
semiconductor industry: Magnetic random ac- results that showcase the feasibility of quantum
cess memory (MRAM). We review the changing sensors. In addition, the course compares the the-
paradigm of computing in the era of artificial intel- oretical performance of quantum sensors with their
ligence, and the resulting need for new high-per- classical counterparts in the areas of radar, lidar,
formance and high-density embedded memory photo-detection, magnetometry, and gravimetry.
technologies. We present the basics of MRAM, LEARNING OUTCOMES
from device concepts to circuits, and the current
implementation status of spin-transfer torque This course will enable you to:
memory (STT-MRAM) across the industry. We • explain the difference between classical and
then discuss scalability, density and performance quantum information
challenges of STT-MRAM, and review emerging • explain the difference between classical and
device concepts that attempt to overcome these. quantum sensing
Among these, we will discuss voltage-controlled • describe the role played by quantum
and spin-orbit torque MRAMs, and their key device entanglement and superposition in the design
and material considerations. of quantum sensors
• describe how the detrimental effects of
LEARNING OUTCOMES environmental quantum noise can be
This course will enable you to: mitigated
• describe the fundamental operation principles, • explain the basic design principles to design
device, and circuit architectures of MRAM and develop novel quantum sensors
• explain the spin-transfer torque (STT) write • summarize recent research results that
mechanism widely adopted in today’s MRAM showcase the feasibility of quantum sensing
• identify the key performance metrics, • describe the potential applications and
challenges and tradeoffs of STT-MRAM advantages of quantum radar, lidar, photo-
• compare different types of emerging (beyond- detection, magnetometry, and gravimetry
STT) MRAM technology concepts • compare the theoretical performance of
quantum and classical sensing devices
INTENDED AUDIENCE
INTENDED AUDIENCE
Scientists, engineers, or managers who wish to
learn more about the fundamentals of MRAM, Scientists, engineers, technicians, or managers
its current status in the industry, and its outlook who wish to learn more about quantum sensors
and potential future technology generations. and their potential applications to radar, lidar,
Undergraduate training in engineering or science photo-detection, magnetometry and gravimetry.
is assumed. Undergraduate training in engineering or science
is assumed.
INSTRUCTOR
INSTRUCTOR
Pedram Khalili (PhD 2008, Delft University of
Technology) is Associate Professor of Electrical Marco Lanzagorta is a Research Physicist at the
and Computer Engineering at Northwestern Uni- US Naval Research Laboratory in Washington DC.
versity, and director of the Physical Electronics Dr. Lanzagorta is a recognized authority on the re-
Research Laboratory (PERL). Prior to joining search and development of advanced information
Northwestern, he was an Adjunct Assistant Profes- technologies and their application to combat and
sor in the department of Electrical and Computer scientific systems. Dr. Lanzagorta has over 100
Engineering at the University of California, Los publications in the areas of physics and computer
Angeles (UCLA), where he was co-leader of the science, and he authored the books Quantum
memory program within the NSF TANMS engi- Radar (2011), Underwater Communications (2012),
neering research center. In 2012 he co-founded and Quantum Information in Gravitational Fields
Inston Inc., a startup company where he served (2014). Dr. Lanzagorta received a doctorate de-
as board member and chief technology officer gree in theoretical physics from Oxford University
until 2017. He and his team placed top-6 out of in the United Kingdom. Before joining NRL, Dr.
3,000 entries worldwide in the Cisco Innovation Lanzagorta was Technical Fellow and Director of
Grand Challenge in 2015. Pedram has published the Quantum Technologies Group of ITT Exelis,
100+ papers in peer reviewed journals and holds and worked at the European Organization for
15 issued US patents. He is on the editorial board Nuclear Research (CERN) in Switzerland, and at
of Journal of Physics: Photonics, and is a Senior
Member of the IEEE.
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the International Centre for Theoretical Physics INSTRUCTOR
(ICTP) in Italy. Damon Diehl is the Technology Program Manager
Salvador Venegas-Andraca is a scientist and at Luminate, the first startup accelerator focused
entrepreneur devoted to scientific research, completely on optics, photonics, and imaging (OPI)
technology development, technology transfer and companies. He earned his Ph.D. in optical engi-
teaching. Dr. Venegas-Andraca is a Professor of neering from the University of Rochester’s Institute
Mathematics and Computer Science at Tecnolog- of Optics and his B.A. in physics and mathematics
ico de Monterrey and he is a leading scientist in from the University of Chicago. He also teaches the
the field of quantum walks as well as a cofounder SPIE professional development workshop “Grant
of the field of Quantum Image Processing. Dr Ven- Writing from the Ground Up,” and writes the blog
egas-Andraca has published 25 scientific papers “The Very Least You Need to Know about Optics”
and has authored the book Quantum Walks for at www.vlyn2k.com
Computer Scientists (2008). Dr. Venegas-Andraca
holds a PhD in physics awarded by the University ATTENDEE TESTIMONIAL:
of Oxford and has been a visiting professor at
Great class, easy to understand.
Harvard University (USA), Bahia Blanca Univer-
sity (Argentina) and Sergio Arboleda University
(Colombia). Fundamentals of Optical
ATTENDEE TESTIMONIAL: Engineering
Course is very interesting and covers most recent SC1224 • Course Level: Introductory • CEU: 0.2
progress in quantum sensing. $195 Members • $118 Student Members •
$220 Non-Members USD
Monday 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Basic 2-Hour Courses for This course explains fundamental principles and
Sales, Marketing, and applications of optics. The basic characteristics
Industry and the design of optical components and systems
will be discussed. For perspective, general topics
such as the history of optics and the presence of
A Hands-On Introduction to optical phenomenon in our everyday lives will be
included. All information will be presented in a
Optics conversational format, with no requirement for
SC1170B • Course Level: Introductory • CEU: 0.2 dealing with complex theories or mathematics.
$195 Members • $118 Student Members • This course will include hands-on demonstrations
$220 Non-Members USD of optics phenomena.
Monday 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm LEARNING OUTCOMES
Participants in this class work with optical com- This course will enable you to:
ponents to establish an intuitive understanding • explain fundamental concepts of optics
of core optical principles such as wavelength, • identify basic optical components
refraction, dispersion, diffraction, and interference. • describe basic optical systems
Upon completion, participants have a fundamental • compare relative optical performance
understanding of essential optical components, • describe how concepts in optics play a role
and they are well-prepared to learn more spe- in applications or devices found in modern
cialized topics related to specific industries.This society
hands-on class is limited to 16 participants. Early • explain the functioning of the human visual
registration is recommended. system
LEARNING OUTCOMES INTENDED AUDIENCE
This course will enable you to: Engineers, technicians, sales professionals, and
• describe light in a technical manner in terms of support staff interested in learning more about
wavelength, polarization, and intensity optics. Attendance will enhance the understand-
• intuit the behavior of light due to reflection, ing and specification of basic optical principles,
refraction, diffraction, and interference components, and systems.
• classify basic optical components by INSTRUCTOR
appearance and function
Alexis Vogt Ph.D. is Endowed Chair and Asso-
INTENDED AUDIENCE ciate Professor of Optics at Monroe Community
This course is for non-technical professionals College. In addition to teaching responsibilities,
working in optics and photonics, especially peo- Dr. Vogt was appointed to her role at MCC in
ple transferring from other industries. The course September 2015 to strengthen and grow the op-
establishes an intuitive understanding of optics tics and photonics program – the nation’s oldest
based on experiential learning. No prior scientific two-year degree program for training technicians
or mathematical background is assumed. to work in the optics and photonics industry. Dr.
Vogt received her B.S. as well as her Ph.D. in Op-
tics from the University of Rochester Institute of
Optics where her research focused on polarization
engineering, coherence theory, and microscopy.
Prior to joining MCC, Dr. Vogt was the Applications
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& Business Development Manager at Melles Griot INTENDED AUDIENCE
and previous to that, designed contact lenses and This 2 hours course is structured to be synthetic
intraocular lenses for Bausch + Lomb. In addition with a broad overview of the topics. It is intended
to her industry experience, Dr. Vogt holds three for a wide audience, ranging from marketing and
patents and has authored numerous papers, pre- business development managers, market analysts
sentations, and publications in the field, including and venture capital bankers, to product/project
the definitions of “light” and “polarization” for The managers and engineers in various fields (OE, EE,
World Book Encyclopedia. ME, CR, SWE).
ATTENDEE TESTIMONIAL The companion day-long course (SC1218) is more
specifically intended for Optical Engineers.
Dr. Vogt is a highly specialized science communica-
tor, extremely engaging and also precise and clear. INSTRUCTOR
Bernard Kress Over the past two decades,
Bernard Kress has made significant scientific
Introduction to VR, AR, MR contributions as an engineer, researcher, associate
and Smart Eyewear: Market professor, consultant, instructor, and author. He
has been instrumental in developing numerous
Expectations, Hardware optical sub-systems for consumer and industrial
Requirements and Investment products, generating IP, teaching and transferring
Patterns technological solutions to industry. Application
sectors include laser materials processing, op-
SC1234 • Course Level: Introductory • CEU: tical anti-counterfeiting, biotech sensors, optical
0.2 telecom devices, optical data storage, optical
$195 Members • $118 Student Members • computing, optical motion sensors, digital displays
$220 Non-Members USD systems, and eventually HUD and HMD displays
(smart glasses, AR/MR/VR). Bernard has been
Sunday 8:30 am to 10:30 am
specifically involved in the field of micro-optics,
This course serves as a high level introduction to wafer scale optics, holography and nano-pho-
the various categories of Head Mounted Displays tonics. He has published half a dozen books and
(HMDs) available today: Smart Glasses or Smart has more than 35 patents granted. He is a short
Eyewear, Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality course instructor for the SPIE and has been chair
(AR), Mixed Reality (MR), and provides a synthetic of various SPIE conferences. He is an SPIE fellow
overview of both current hardware architectures since 2013 and has been elected to the board of
and related markets (enterprise and consumer). Directors of SPIE (2017-19). Bernard has joined
Products limitations and next generation hardware Google [X] Labs. in 2011 as the Principal Optical
and functionality requirements to fulfill the expect- Architect on the Google Glass project, and is since
ed market will be reviewed in a synthetic way. 2015 the Partner Optical Architect at Microsoft
Corp. on the Hololens project.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
This course will enable you to:
• explain the current product offerings and be A Hands-On Introduction to
able to compare performances of different Optics
products as in visual and wearable comfort,
display immersion and costs. SC1170A • Course Level: Introductory • CEU: 0.2
• describe current HMD optical sensors, $195 Members • $118 Student Members •
including head tracking, gaze tracking, $220 Non-Members USD
gesture sensing and depth mapping. Monday 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
• explain current HMD hardware ecosystem,
Participants in this class work with optical com-
from end product design houses, to product
ponents to establish an intuitive understanding
integrators, contract manufacturers, optical
of core optical principles such as wavelength,
building blocks vendors, down to mass
refraction, dispersion, diffraction, and interference.
fabrication equipment providers.
Upon completion, participants have a fundamental
• explain the shortcomings of current immersive
understanding of essential optical components,
3D display architectures.
and they are well-prepared to learn more spe-
• anticipate next generation HMD hardware
cialized topics related to specific industries. This
revisions and product re-definitions.
hands-on class is limited to 16 participants. Early
• explain why it is going to be a long ride
registration is recommended.
towards the ultimate consumer product.
• anticipate the rise of new optical building LEARNING OUTCOMES
block technologies able to sustain successive This course will enable you to:
hardware revs. • describe light in a technical manner in terms of
• anticipate the fall of existing optical building wavelength, polarization, and intensity
block technologies unable to sustain • intuit the behavior of light due to reflection,
successive hardware revs. refraction, diffraction, and interference
• identify new niche market segment growths • classify basic optical components by
based on next generation features and appearance and function
functionality expectations.
• optical architecture analysis of both Hololens INTENDED AUDIENCE
V1 and Magic Leap One MR headsets This course is for non-technical professionals
(display engines and waveguide combiner working in optics and photonics, especially peo-
architectures).
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ple transferring from other industries. The course INTENDED AUDIENCE
establishes an intuitive understanding of optics Engineers, scientists, research students, and
based on experiential learning. No prior scientific R&D managers in the industry who wish to learn
or mathematical background is assumed. more about the fundamentals of imaging systems
INSTRUCTOR and the ways to exceed resolution limitations and
Damon Diehl earned his Ph.D. in optical engi- extend the depth of focus Some prior knowledge
neering at the University of Rochester’s Institute in optical imaging is recommended.
of Optics and a B.A. in physics and mathematics INSTRUCTOR
from the University of Chicago. He is now the Zeev Zalevsky received his B.Sc. and direct Ph.D.
technology program manager at the Luminate degrees in electrical engineering from Tel-Aviv
accelerator, a startup accelerator developed spe- University in 1993 and 1996 respectively. Zeev is
cifically for companies within the optics, photonics, currently a full Professor in the faculty of engineer-
and imaging (OPI) industry. He teaches courses ing in Bar-Ilan University, Israel. His major fields of
on grant-writing and basic optics, and he writes research are optical super resolution, biomedical
the blog “The Very Least You Need to Know about optics, nano-photonics and electro-optical de-
Optics” at vlyn2k.com. vices, RF photonics and beam shaping. Zeev has
published more than 460 refereed journal papers
ATTENDEE TESTIMONIAL: many of which are on the topic of optical super
Great class, easy to understand. resolution.
Biomedical Spectroscopy, Biomedical Image Analysis:
Microscopy, and Imaging An Introduction New
SC1291 • Course Level: Introductory • CEU: 0.4
Optical Super Resolution and $390 Members • $212 Student Members •
$455 Non-Members USD
Extended Depth of Focus Monday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm
SC1260 • Course Level: Intermediate • CEU: 0.4
Our community generates a vast amount of bio-
$345 Members • $194 Student Members •
medical imaging data, ranging from super-res-
$410 Non-Members USD olution microscopy images on the nanometre
Tuesday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm scale, to diffuse optical tomography images on
Digital imaging systems and human vision systems the millimetre scale. These data are increasingly
have limited capability for separating spatial fea- complex, requiring quantitative analysis to extract
tures, thereby limiting imaging resolution. Reasons imaging biomarkers, rather than simply visual
for this limitation are related to the effects of dif- interpretation. This course explains basic princi-
fraction, i.e. the finite dimensions of the imaging ples and applications of analysis techniques for
optics, the geometry of the sensing array and its biomedical imaging data, using several hands-on
sensitivity, and the axial position of the object practical examples based on Fiji (ImageJ).
which may be out of focus. In this course, we will We will begin by examining the general principles
examine novel photonic approaches to imaging of evaluating image quality and information con-
beyond the diffraction limit with an emphasis on tent, by introducing important concepts such as
practical methods to overcome these limitations. contrast and modulation transfer. We will then
We will use the eye to model optical extended consider how to process images containing noise
depth of focus concepts based on the “interfer- or artifacts, for example, with the application of
ence” effect. Implementation on conventional simple filters. Finally, we will discuss how best to
refractive devices such as spectacles, contact identify appropriate regions of interest and mea-
lenses and intraocular lenses will help demon- sure a range of parameters from these that allow
strate practical considerations for development. us to perform quantitative image analysis, consid-
Extended depth of focus technology is capable of ering precision and accuracy of our data. Anyone
simultaneously correcting various refractive errors who wants to better understand their imaging data
such as myopia, hyperopia, presbyopia, regular/ir- and develop skills in applying image processing
regular astigmatism, as well as their combinations. software will benefit from taking this course.
LEARNING OUTCOMES LEARNING OUTCOMES
This course will enable you to: This course will enable you to:
• analyze and characterize the resolution • explain the most common methods for
limitations of imaging systems forming biomedical images;
• design a super resolution approach that is • define the most important image quality
best matched to its imaging configuration metrics encountered in biomedical imaging
• simulate and experimentally investigate analysis and explain how to apply them;
different super resolving approaches • make calculations directly on image data
• understand and design an extended depth of to compensate for noise and artifacts, for
focus imaging system example, applying filters;
• simulate and experimentally investigate depth • operate in the spatial frequency domain;
of focus aspects of imaging systems • compute image quality metrics and explore
data precision and accuracy;
• formulate a strategy for performing image
analysis on your own data.
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INTENDED AUDIENCE INTENDED AUDIENCE
Scientists, engineers, technicians, or research This material is appropriate for scientists, engi-
students who wish to learn the fundamentals of neers, and clinicians who are performing research
biomedical image analysis methods. Some prior in medical imaging.
knowledge in optical imaging is recommended.
INSTRUCTOR
INSTRUCTOR James Fujimoto is Elihu Thomson Professor of
Sarah Bohndiek has worked in biomedical im- Electrical Engineering at MIT, visiting professor of
aging for over 15 years, using modalities across ophthalmology at Tufts University School of Medi-
the electromagnetic spectrum ranging from X-ray cine, and adjunct professor at the Medical Univer-
imaging to magnetic resonance imaging, and many sity of Vienna. His group and collaborators were
in between. She received her PhD in Radiation responsible for the invention and development of
Physics from University College London, UK, in optical coherence tomography (OCT), performing
2008 and is currently Reader in Biomedical Physics some of the first studies in ophthalmology. He was
at the University of Cambridge, UK. Specializing a cofounder of the startup company Advanced
in biomedical optics, her team develop and apply Ophthalmic Devices, which developed ophthalmic
new imaging methods to the study of cancer. OCT and was acquired by Carl Zeiss and LightLab
Imaging, which developed cardiovascular OCT
Participants should install Fiji (ImageJ) on their
and was acquired by Goodman, Ltd. Dr. Fujimoto
computers to benefit from the hands-on practical
published over 500 peer-reviewed journal articles
sessions.
and coedited 13 books. Dr. Fujimoto has honorary
doctorates from the Nicolaus Copernicus Univer-
Clinical Technologies and sity in Poland and the Friedrich Alexander Uni-
versity of Erlangen-Nuremberg and is a member
Systems of the National Academy of Engineering, National
Academy of Sciences, and American Academy of
Arts and Sciences.
Principles and Applications of
Optical Coherence Tomography ATTENDEE TESTIMONIAL:
SC312 • Course Level: Advanced • CEU: 0.4 Great course from the inventor! What more can
$345 Members • $194 Student Members • you ask for.
$410 Non-Members USD
Sunday 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm Displays and Holography
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a new
imaging modality, which is the optical analog of Head-Mounted Display
ultrasound. OCT can perform high resolution cross
sectional imaging of the internal structure of bio- Requirements and Designs for
logical tissues and materials. OCT is promising for Augmented Reality Applications
biomedical imaging because it functions as a type
of optical biopsy, enabling tissue pathology to be SC1096 • Course Level: Introductory • CEU: 0.7
imaged in situ and in real time. This technology also $620 Members • $326 Student Members •
has numerous applications in other fields ranging $740 Non-Members USD
from nondestructive evaluation of materials to Sunday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm
optical data storage. This course describes OCT
and the integrated disciplines including fiber op- There has never been a more exciting time for
tics, interferometry, high-speed optical detection, augmented reality (AR). The advent of high reso-
biomedical imaging, in vitro and in vivo studies, lution microdisplays, the invention of new optical
and clinical medicine designs like waveguide and freeform eyepieces,
and the significant advances in optical manufac-
LEARNING OUTCOMES
turing techniques mean that augmented reality
This course will enable you to: head mounted displays can be produced now
• describe the principles of optical coherence that were not possible five years ago. Key to the
tomography (OCT) development and adoption of these systems is the
• explain a systems viewpoint of OCT technology understanding of the fundamental requirements,
• describe OCT detection approaches and derived from a human factors-centric approach to
factors governing performance AR system design. The authors, with a combined
• describe ultrafast laser technology and other experience of over 50 years in the design of AR sys-
low coherence light sources tems, will identify the key performance parameters
• describe OCT imaging devices such as necessary to understand the specification, design
microscopes, hand held probes and catheters and selection of AR systems and help students
• describe functional imaging such as Doppler understand how to separate the hype from reality
and spectroscopic OCT in evaluating new AR displays. This course will
• provide an overview of clinical imaging evaluate the performance of various AR systems
including clinical ophthalmology, surgical and give students the basic tools necessary to un-
guidance, and detection of neoplasia and derstand the important parameters in augmented
guiding biopsy reality displays, whether they are designing them
• gain an overview of materials applications or purchasing them. This is an introductory class
• discuss transitioning technology from the and assumes no background in head mounted
laboratory to the clinic displays or optical design.
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LEARNING OUTCOMES nical papers, books and book chapters and holds
This course will enable you to: eight patents in head-mounted display design.
• define basic components and attributes of AR
displays ATTENDEE TESTIMONIAL:
• describe important features and enabling I was able to apply a lot of the material to my PhD
technologies of an AR system and their impact research, and was also able to meet many indus-
on user performance and acceptance try leaders that were extreme experts in the field.
• differentiate between video and optical see- Definite bonus!
through AR systems
Excellent knowledgeable and available instructors.
• identify key user-oriented performance
They want you to understand, and have a lot of
requirements and the linkage to AR system
experience to share useful antidotes.
design parameters
• list basic features of the human visual system
and biomechanical attributes of the head and Optical Technologies and
neck and the guidelines to follow to prevent
fatigue or strain Architectures for Virtual Reality
• identify key tradeoffs for monocular, binocular (VR), Augmented Reality (AR)
and biocular systems
• classify current image source technologies
and Mixed Reality (MR) Head-
and their methods for producing color imagery Mounted Displays (HMDs)
• evaluate tradeoffs for critical display
performance parameters SC1218 • Course Level: Intermediate • CEU: 0.7
$610 Members • $322 Student Members •
INTENDED AUDIENCE $730 Non-Members USD
Software developers, hardware engineers, sci- Wednesday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm
entists, engineers, researchers, technicians, or
managers who wish to learn the fundamentals of The course provides an extensive overview of the
the specification, design, and use of augmented current product offerings as well as the various
reality head mounted displays. optical architectures, as in:
• Smart Glasses and Digital Eyewear
INSTRUCTOR
• Augmented Reality (AR) and Mixed Reality
Michael Browne is the General Manager of the (MR) headsets
Vision Products Division at SA Photonics in Los • Virtual Reality (VR) and Merged Reality
Gatos, California. He has a Ph.D. in Optical En- headsets
gineering from the University of Arizona’s Optical
The course describes the optical backbone of
Sciences Center. Mike has been involved in the
existing systems, as well as the various optical
design, test and measurement of augmented
building blocks, as in:
reality systems since 1991. At Kaiser Electronics,
• Display engines including microdisplay panel
Mike led the design of numerous augmented reality
architectures, scanner based light engines
head mounted displays systems including those
and phase panels
for the RAH-66 Comanche helicopter and the
• Optical combiners integrated either in free
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Mike also invented one
space or waveguide platforms
of the first head-mounted “virtual workstations” for
• Depth mapping sensors either though
interacting with data in a virtual space. Mike leads
structured illumination or time of flight
SA Photonics’ programs for the design and devel-
• Head tracking, gaze tracking and gesture
opment of person-mounted information systems,
sensors
including body-worn electronics, head-mounted
displays and night vision systems. Mike’s current Emphasis is set on the design and fabrication
research includes investigations into the design of techniques to provide the best display immersion
wide field of view augmented reality head mount- and comfort:
ed displays, binocular rivalry in head mounted • Wearable comfort (size/ weight, CG)
displays, digital night vision and smear reduction • Visual comfort (eye box size and IPD
in digital displays. coverage, angular resolution, FOV, distortion,
dynamic range, contrast,…)
James Melzer is the Technical Director for Ad-
• Passive and active foveated rendering and
vanced Projects at Thales Visionix, Inc, (TVI). He
peripheral displays
was previously a Technical Fellow with Rockwell
• VAC (Vergence Accommodation Conflict)
Collins, where he designed head- and hel-
mitigation through varifocal, multifocal, spatial
met-mounted displays for flight, simulation, med-
and temporal light fields and per pixel depth
ical, professional and space applications for over
holographic displays.
30 years. He holds a BS from Loyola University of
Los Angeles and an SM from the Massachusetts The features and limitations of current optical
Institute of Technology. He has extensive experi- technologies addressing such specifications are
ence in optical and displays engineering, visual reviewed.
human factors, and is an expert head-mounted In order to design next generation head worn sys-
display and sensor systems. His research inter- tems, one needs to fully understand the specifics
ests are in visual and auditory perception and in and limitations of the human visual system, and
bio-inspired applications of invertebrate vision and design the optics and the optical architecture
animal navigation. He has authored over 50 tech- around such.
Challenges for next generation systems are re-
viewed, where immersion and comfort need to
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be addressed along with consumer level costs Google [X] Labs. in 2011 as the Principal Optical
requirements. Architect on the Google Glass project, and is since
Finally, the course reviews market analysts’ ex- 2015 the Partner Optical Architect at Microsoft
pectations, projected over the next 5 to 10 years, Corp. on the Hololens project.
and lists the main actors (major product design
companies, start-ups and optical building block
vendors, and current investment rounds in such).
Introduction to VR, AR, MR
Demonstration of some of the state of the art AR, and Smart Eyewear: Market
MR and VR headsets will be offered to attendees Expectations, Hardware
at the end of the course.
Requirements and Investment
LEARNING OUTCOMES
This course will enable you to:
Patterns
• identify the various consumer and enterprise SC1234 • Course Level: Introductory • CEU: 0.2
head worn systems available in industry today, $195 Members • $118 Student Members •
defined as smart glasses, digital eyewear, $220 Non-Members USD
AR, MR and VR HMDs, and understand their Sunday 8:30 am to 10:30 am
fundamental differences and specifics
• explain the current optical technologies and This course serves as a high level introduction to
sub-systems, their advantages and limitations. the various categories of Head Mounted Displays
• describe the relations and implications (HMDs) available today: Smart Glasses or Smart
between FOV, resolution, MTF, eyebox size, Eyewear, Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality
effective IPD coverage, screen door effects, (AR), Mixed Reality (MR), and provides a synthetic
pupil swim, vergence/accommodation overview of both current hardware architectures
disparity, foveated rendering, peripheral and related markets (enterprise and consumer).
displays,
Products limitations and next generation hardware
• examine the human visual system, its specifics
and functionality requirements to fulfill the expect-
and limitations.
ed market will be reviewed in a synthetic way.
• identify the limitations of current optical
architectures and how some can be overcome LEARNING OUTCOMES
by designing the optics around the human This course will enable you to:
visual system. • explain the current product offerings and be
• describe the feature and functionality able to compare performances of different
requirement for next generation systems, and products as in visual and wearable comfort,
review the key enabling technologies. display immersion and costs.
• examine the current AR/VR market status as • describe current HMD optical sensors,
well as the upcoming market expectations for including head tracking, gaze tracking,
each field (smart glasses, AR and VR). gesture sensing and depth mapping.
INTENDED AUDIENCE • explain current HMD hardware ecosystem,
from end product design houses, to product
Optical, mechanical and electrical engineers
integrators, contract manufacturers, optical
involved in the design and development of Enter-
building blocks vendors, down to mass
prise and Consumer HMDs in all their declinations.
fabrication equipment providers.
Product and project managers involved in defining
• explain the shortcomings of current immersive
current and next generation HMD products, tech-
3D display architectures.
nology product roadmaps and next generation
• anticipate next generation HMD hardware
optical sub-systems.
revisions and product re-definitions.
INSTRUCTOR • explain why it is going to be a long ride
Bernard Kress Over the past two decades, towards the ultimate consumer product.
Bernard Kress has made significant scientific • anticipate the rise of new optical building
contributions as an engineer, researcher, associate block technologies able to sustain successive
professor, consultant, instructor, and author. He hardware revs.
has been instrumental in developing numerous • anticipate the fall of existing optical building
optical sub-systems for consumer and industrial block technologies unable to sustain
products, generating IP, teaching and transferring successive hardware revs.
technological solutions to industry. Application • identify new niche market segment growths
sectors include laser materials processing, op- based on next generation features and
tical anti-counterfeiting, biotech sensors, optical functionality expectations.
telecom devices, optical data storage, optical • optical architecture analysis of both Hololens
computing, optical motion sensors, digital displays V1 and Magic Leap One MR headsets
systems, and eventually HUD and HMD displays (display engines and waveguide combiner
(smart glasses, AR/MR/VR). Bernard has been architectures).
specifically involved in the field of micro-optics, INTENDED AUDIENCE
wafer scale optics, holography and nano-pho-
This 2 hours course is structured to be synthetic
tonics. He has published half a dozen books and
with a broad overview of the topics. It is intended
has more than 35 patents granted. He is a short
for a wide audience, ranging from marketing and
course instructor for the SPIE and has been chair
business development managers, market analysts
of various SPIE conferences. He is an SPIE fellow
and venture capital bankers, to product/project
since 2013 and has been elected to the board of
managers and engineers in various fields (OE, EE,
Directors of SPIE (2017-19). Bernard has joined
ME, CR, SWE).
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