Course: Optical Imaging

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Course title Optical Imaging
Course code OPT/OPZ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
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)
  • Stoklasa Bohumil, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Schovánek Petr, Mgr.
  • Bouchal Zdeněk, prof. RNDr. Dr.
Course content
1. Principles of optical imaging, basic imaging chain, conditions of ideal imaging. 2. Image formation using effects of geometrical, wave and nonlinear optics. 3. Wave optics imaging, diffraction resolution limits of imaging. 4. Paraxial ray imaging, paraxial parameters of optical systems, thin lens equation. 5. Paraxial ray imaging by spherical boundary, paraxial parameters of multiple element systems. 6. Lagrange invariant and its use for an afocal optical system. 7. Matrix optics, matrices of basic optical transformations and systems, matrix optics in paraxial ray imaging. 8. Nonparaxial imaging by spherical boundary, conditions of aplanatic imaging, design of aplanatic lenses. 9. Nonparaxial imaging by aspherical boundary, determination of boundary parameters by Fermat´s principle. 10. Aspherical surfaces and their use, design of aspherical lenses. 11. Classification and calculation of ray aberrations. 12. Determination of chromatic aberration caused by material dispersion, design of achromatic doublet. 13. Diffractive optical elements, determination of diffractive dispersion.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
  • Attendace - 39 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 20 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Essence and importance of optical imaging
Knowledge of basic imaging methods and simulations in Oslo and VirtualLab.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of basic ray and wave optics phenomena.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Requirements for credit: solving assigned tasks. Requirements for exam: knowledge dwithin the scope specified by the syllabus.
Recommended literature
  • A. Gerrard, J.M. Burch. (1975). Matrix methods in optics. New York.
  • A. Mikš. (2000). Aplikovaná optika: Geometrická a vlnová optika. ČVUT Praha.
  • José Sasián. (2019). Introduction to lens design. Cambridge University Press.
  • J.W. Goodman. (1996). Introduction to Fourier Optics. Mc Graw - Hill.
  • Petr, F. (1929). Olejomalba a enkaustika. Praha: Peometheus.
  • R. Shannon, J.C. Wyant. (1992). Applied Optics and Optical Engineering. Academic.
  • V. Vrba. (1974). Moderní aspekty klasické fyzikální optiky. Academia 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): Optometry (2022) Category: Health service 1 Recommended year of study:1, 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