Optical design and lab testing help you build lens and sensor systems.
Look for projects that measure and improve image or optical performance.
field
Optical and photonic engineering
What you may learn
How to design and test devices that use light, such as lenses, lasers and optical sensors.
What to check
Look for optics laboratories and design projects. Check whether the course focuses on imaging, lasers or communication.
Optometry concerns vision care and is not an equivalent field.
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Connected careers
Light-based device design helps you develop systems for communication, sensing or measurement.
Check the course’s focus and practical work with light sources and detectors.
Sources and limitations
Criteria for accrediting engineering programmes 2025–2026 · ABET · 2026-10-11
Dated curriculum reference, not a current worldwide licensing rule. Section IV proposed changes are excluded.