| 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, periodical systems and resonators. Extras: eikonal and ray equations, gradient media. 4. Waves. Wave equation, superposition principle. Plane wave, spherical wave, wavefront and intensity. Parabolic approximation, Gaussian beam. Extras: beams and modes, beam propagation. 5. Colors. Spectrum of light, Fourier transform. Dispersion, phase velocity and group velocity. Extras: short pulse propagation. 6. Superposition and interference, two-path and multipath interference. Extras: temporal coherence. 7. Interferometers, gratings, resonators, optical coatings, spectral filters. Extras: random media. 8. Diffraction. Huygens-Fresnel principle, diffraction integrals, Fraunhofer and Fresnel approximations. Linear systems, convolution, impulse response, transfer function, resolving power, optical aberrations. 9. Extras: spatial frequencies, intro to Fourier optics, 4-f systems, spatial filters, holography. 10. Vectors. Electromagnetic description of light, Maxwell equations, basic properties and limits. Wave equation, dipole source. 11. Polarization. Jones calculus, polarization filters, anisotropic media, polarization modulators. 12. Interaction. Particle in elmag field, microscopic absorption and dispersion models. Material description. Extras: boundary conditions, modes, waveguides and fibers, photonic structures. 13. Photons. Two-level system, spontaneous and stimulated emission, Einstein coefficients. (Extras: solid state, band structure, semiconductors, diode.) Light sources, laser, light detectors. 14. Extras: nonclassical light, photon statistics, atoms and ions, quantum dots. Quantum correlations and entanglement.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook) |
| 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. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Applied Physics (2019) | Category: Physics courses | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Physics for Education (2019) | Category: Physics courses | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
| 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 |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Biophysics - Specialization in General Biophysics (2024) | Category: Physics courses | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Digital and Instrument Optics (2019) | Category: Physics courses | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Biophysics - Specialization in Molecular Biophysics (2024) | Category: Physics courses | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |