Course: Applied Optical Measurements

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Course title Applied Optical Measurements
Course code OPT/AOM
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
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)
  • Podloucký Jan, RNDr. Ing.
  • Bouchal Zdeněk, prof. RNDr. Dr.
  • Paúr Martin, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Basic photometric quantities: luminous intensity, illuminance, luminous flux, luminance. Photometry and radiometry. 2. Light sources - spectrum, spectroradiometry, colorimetry, coherence, polarization. Measurement of laser beams. 3. Optical radiation detectores - responsivity, spectral curve, frequency function, noise. 4. Optical measurement in engineering - measurement of length, angle, velocity, vibration. 5. Interferometric measurement of length and derived measurement - angle, velocity, vibration. 6. Interferometric measurement of material homogenity, visualization of physical fields. 7. Polarimetric measurement, photoelasticimetry. 8. Application of laser speckle. 9. Moiré method and its application. 10. Measurements in surveying and remote Earth sensing. 11. Photometry and interferometry in astronomy 12. Optical measurement in chemistry, biology and medicine - spectral, colorimetric and chromatographic methods. 13. Demosntration experiments: measurement of light sources with spectroradiometer, speckle, photoelasticimetry

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes

Acquire basic knowledge of optical methods applied in technical experiments, measurement of sources and detectors of optical radiation, in measurement of geometric quantities, visualisation of physical fields with exploiting of polarization, laser speckle, moiré and interferometric effects in engineering, astronomy, medicine and natural science
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Seminar Work

Elaborate solution of given problems and examples and dispute your results in the course of oral exam.
Recommended literature
  • Gasvik, K.J. (2002). Optical Metrology. London: Wiley.
  • Malacara, D., Thompson, B.J. (2001). Handbook of Optical Engineering. New York: Dekker.
  • Saleh, B.E.A.; Teich, M.C. (1991). Fundamentals of Photonics. J. Wiley & Sons, NY.
  • Yoshiza, T. (2009). Handbook of Optical Metrology: Principles and Applications. Boca Raton: CRC Press.


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): Digital and Instrument Optics (2019) Category: Physics courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer