Development of optics education in the United States

Brian J. Thompson

doi:10.1117/12.57842

1 March 1992 Development of optics education in the United States

Brian J. Thompson

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Proceedings Volume 1603, Education in Optics; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.57842
Event: Education in Optics, 1991, Leningrad, Russian Federation

Abstract

Certainly, there is currently a great wealth of educational opportunity in the United States for students interested in optics. In the current Guide to Optics Programs Worldwide published by SPIE -The International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE, 1991), there are over 80 listings for the United States and 28 in other countries — and this does not claim to be an exhaustive listing since it requires the institution offering the program to send in the information. The Optical Society of America also publishes an informative listing in a Guide to Optics Courses and Programs in North American Colleges and Universities (OSA 1990). This guide includes most of the physics departments and many electrical engineering departments that offer one course, several courses, a concentration or a formal degree. Both of these listings cover the range from the associate level to the doctoral level of programs and courses. This explosion in the number of programs is really quite recent given the history of education in optics in the United States.

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Brian J. Thompson "Development of optics education in the United States", Proc. SPIE 1603, Education in Optics, (1 March 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.57842

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