| Course title | Optics |
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| Course code | OPT/OPA |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture + Exercise |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 7 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | Compulsory |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Lecturer(s) |
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| Course content |
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1. Introduction, motivation, optical phenomena, methods and approximations. 2. Rays. Ray optics, Fermat principle, reflection and refraction, basic optical components: interfaces, mirrors, lenses, optical aberrations. Total internal reflection, prisms, chromatic dispersion, optical waveguides and fibers. 3. Paraxial approximation, matrix optics, imaging systems. Extras: periodical systems and resonators. 4. Waves. Wave equation, superposition principle. Plane wave, spherical wave, wavefront and intensity. Parabolic approximation. Extras: Gaussian beam. 5. Colors. Spectrum of light, Fourier transform. Dispersion, phase velocity and group velocity. 6. Superposition and interference, two-path and multipath interference. Extras: temporal coherence. 7. Interferometers, gratings, resonators, optical coatings, spectral filters. 8. Diffraction. Huygens-Fresnel principle, diffraction integrals, Fraunhofer and Fresnel approximations. Extras: convolution, impulse response, transfer function. 9. Fraunhofer diffraction at rectangular and circular apertures, Fourier transformation at the focal plane of a lens, resolution of imaging devices. 10. Vectors. Electromagnetic description of light, Maxwell equations, basic properties and limits. Wave equation, dipole source. boundary conditions, Fresnel equations. 11. Polarization. Jones calculus, polarization filters, anisotropic media, polarization modulators. 12. Interaction. Material description. Particle in elmag field, microscopic absorption and dispersion models. Plane wave in lossy media. 13. Extras: Photons, two-level systems, spontaneous and stimulated emission, light sources, laser, light detectors.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming) |
| Learning outcomes |
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Classification and methods of optics, basic optical phenomena and their applications, overview of modern optics phenomena.
Knowledge of basic optical phenomena and their applications. |
| Prerequisites |
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No prior requirements.
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Oral exam, Written exam
Requirements for exam: knowledge within the scope specified by the syllabus. Requirements for credit: completion of both midterm and final tests. |
| Recommended literature |
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| Study plans that include the course |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): General Physics and Mathematical Physics (2019) | Category: Physics courses | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Instrument and Computer Physics (2019) | Category: Physics courses | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
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