Course: Light Detection

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Course title Light Detection
Course code SLO/DES
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Haderka Ondřej, prof. RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Černoch Antonín, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
- Basics of radiometry and photometry - Internal and external photoelectric phenomenon, general properties of detectors of light, quantum efficiency, noise bandwidth - PIN photodiodes and avalanche diodes, regimes of operation, fast PIN detectors, homodyne detector - Photomultipliers, avalanche photodiodes, detection of individual photons - Scientific CCD cameras, intensified CCD cameras and EMCCD cameras - Special detectors of photons for quantum optics

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 24 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 40 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The subject treats physical fundamentals of detection of light and describes construction and operation of both common and specialized detection devices.
Knowledge Recall internal and external photoelectric effect, describe various types of light detectors, find a suitable light detector for a particular application.
Prerequisites
Not specified.

Assessment methods and criteria
Dialog

Research of the scientific literature Oral presentation of the selected topic
Recommended literature
  • Časopisecká a firemní literatura.
  • Rieke, G. (2002). Detection of light: From the Ultraviolet to the Submillimeter. Cambridge University Press; 2nd edition.
  • Saleh, B.E.A., Teich, M.C. (1994). Základy fotoniky, sv. 3. Matfyzpress, Praha.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Optics and Optoelectronics (2021) Category: Physics courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Nanotechnology (2019) Category: Special and interdisciplinary fields 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Applied Physics (2019) Category: Physics courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter