MATLAB Simulations for Optical Engineering Applications

This MATLAB simulation program is designed for optical engineering applications, consisting of two main components. The first component simulates lens imaging principles, utilizing ray tracing algorithms and matrix optics methods to model how lenses form images. The simulation calculates focal length, object distance, image distance, and magnification factors through optical transfer functions, allowing users to visualize how parameter changes affect image formation. The second component focuses on flat plate imaging simulation, implementing diffraction theory and Fourier optics to analyze imaging characteristics and performance metrics. Both simulations employ MATLAB's image processing toolbox and graphical user interface (GUI) components to create interactive learning environments. These programs help students deepen their understanding of optical engineering concepts by providing hands-on experience with practical implementation approaches, enhancing both their theoretical knowledge and practical skills through parameter adjustment experiments and real-time visualization of optical phenomena.