In-Person Courses:
Laser and Optomechanical Systems Engineering Courses
September 15 & 16, 2021
Held at the Gunbarrel Hampton Inn, Boulder, CO
Masks will be required for all attendees in accordance with Boulder County mandate.
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Receive high quality training, often only available at tradeshows and remote locations, from an industry expert. The instructor, Dr. Keith Kasunic, classes, has over 30 years of experience developing optical, electrooptical, infrared, and laser systems.
Each class is $520 for CPIA members through September 10 after which time it increases to $600/class.
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Laser Systems Engineering Course
Wednesday, September 15, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
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While there are a number of courses on laser design, this course emphasizes an overview of the design and engineering of optical systems which incorporate lasers. Starting with a summary of the various types of lasers and their selection, it reviews common laser specifications (peak power, spatial coherence, etc.), Gaussian beam characteristics and propagation, laser system optics, beam control and scanning, radiometry and power budgets, detectors specific to laser systems, and the integration of these topics for developing a complete laser system. The emphasis is on real world design problems, as well as the commercial off the shelf (COTS) components used to solve them. For more details click here.
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Optomechanical Systems Engineering Course
Thursday, September 16, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
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This course emphasizes a systems level overview of optomechanical engineering. Starting with the fundamentals of imaging, it reviews how optical system concepts flow down into optomechanical requirements on optical fabrication, alignment, structural design, mechanics of materials (metals, composites, and glasses), structural vibrations, thermal management, and kinematic mounts. The focus is on the fundamental principles underlying real world design problems, as well as the commercial off the shelf (COTS) components used to solve them. For more details click here.
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Keith J. Kasunic has more than 30 years of experience developing optical, electro optical, infrared, and laser systems. He holds a Ph.D. in Optical Sciences from the University of Arizona, an MS in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. He has worked for or been a consultant to a number of organizations, including Lockheed Martin, Ball Aerospace, Sandia National Labs, and Nortel Networks; he is currently the Technical Director of Optical Systems Group, LLC.
Dr. Kasunic is also the author of two textbooks [Optical Systems Engineering (McGraw Hill, 2011) and Optomechanical Systems Engineering (John Wiley, 2015)], an Adjunct Professor at Univ. of Central Florida’s CREOL, an Affiliate Instructor with Georgia Tech’s SENSIAC, and an Instructor for the Optical Engineering Certificate Program at Univ. of California – Irvine. This course is based on his textbook Laser Systems Engineering, published by SPIE Press in 2016.
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Early Bird Pricing Through September 10
CPIA Members $520 per class
Non-Members $620 per class
Students $260 per class
Pricing Increases by $80/class for Members and Non-Members Sept 11
CPIA Members $600 per class
Non-Members $700 per class
Students $300 per class
Deadline for registering is Tuesday, September 14, 2021. Information on the class and materials will be sent after registration.
Due to the spike in COVID cases, we ask that attendees wear masks during class.
Any questions can be sent to cpia@coloradophotonics.
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