| Course title | Practicals in Optics |
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| Course code | OPT/FP4 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Exercise |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | 3 |
| 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 |
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| Course content |
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1. Principles of laboratory work, work place safety, laboratory equipment, measurement and principles of the fundamental optical devices (collimator, measuring telescope, measuring microscope) 2. Measuring the focal length by a Porre's and Bessel's method 3. Measurement of the telescope parameters 4. Measurement of the microscope parameters 5. Measurement of refractive index of glass by Fraunhofer's method 6. Diffraction of light. Measurement barrier parameters from the diffraction pattern 7. Measurement of the emission spectra of sources and the absorption spectra of optical filters, color mixing 8. Thin lens equation. Snell`s law and measurement of the optical system magnification 9. Interference of light. Verification of Young's experiment, calculation of a slits separation from the interference pattern 10. Polarization of light. Transformation of the polarization states, measurement the polarization state 11. Fresnel equations. Reflection and Brewster angle
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Laboratory Work |
| Learning outcomes |
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The course focuses on the experimental validation and demonstration of basic physical principles of optics. The aim of the course is to acquire basic experimental skills, learn how to use basic optical instruments and understand the methods used for the measurement of optical devices or to test the basic physical principles.
The aim of this course is to acquire basic skills in optical laboratory and familiarize with basic methods for measurement and work procedures with basic optical instruments. In this course students will acquire practical skills for experimental verification of basic physical principles and learn to independently use the basic optical measurent instruments and techniques used to manage the measurement of optical devices. |
| Prerequisites |
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Basic knowledge of geometrical and wave optics, knowledge of the design of simple optical devices such as magnifiers, telescope, microscope, etc.
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Systematic Observation of Student
Measurement of all themes and elaboration of the protocols. Demonstrating the ability to measure selected theme. |
| Recommended literature |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Instrument and Computer Physics (2019) | Category: Physics courses | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Nanotechnology (2019) | Category: Special and interdisciplinary fields | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): General Physics and Mathematical Physics (2019) | Category: Physics courses | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Biophysics - Specialization in General Biophysics (2024) | Category: Physics courses | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Applied Physics (2019) | Category: Physics courses | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Digital and Instrument Optics (2019) | Category: Physics courses | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Optics and Optoelectronics (2019) | Category: Physics courses | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Optometry (2024) | Category: Health service | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Physics for Education (2019) | Category: Physics courses | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Biophysics - Specialization in Molecular Biophysics (2024) | Category: Physics courses | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter |