Fundamentals of microoptics: Fraunhofer and Fresnel diffractions, spatial and temporal coherence, polarization, interferometers and thin film filters; microlens performance: diffraction limit and aberrations, scaling from macro to micro components; refractive microoptics: GRIN optics, microprisms and micromirrors; diffractive microoptics: fabrication techniques, examples of diffractive optical elements, modelling of diffractive optics; Case studies of microoptics applications in beam shaping, optical data discs and optical imaging. (Not for students who have taken ELEG4580.)