(Taken from the UC Berkeley Course Guide)
Fundamental principles of optical systems. Geometrical optics and aberration theory. Stops and apertures, prisms, and mirrors. Diffraction and interference. Optical materials and coatings. Radiometry and photometry. Basic optical devices and the human eye. The design of optical systems. Lasers, fiber optics, and holography.
EE 16A and EE 16B or MATH 54; MATH 53
3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week.