Course: Applied optics

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Course title Applied optics
Course code SLO/AO
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Pavlíček Pavel, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
- Optical features of the eye, eye sensitivity, adaptation, resolution, flimmer fusion threshold - Characterization of technical surfaces - mirrorlike and diffusion surfaces - Components of optical metrology - light sources, detectors, and modulators - Simple optical systems, telecentric systems, Scheimpflug condition, zoom lens - Optical aberrations (monochromatic, chromatic) - Chained optical systems, pupils - The influence of free space, stops, lenses on the propagation of light - Theory of optical transfer, optical filtration, tolerance criteria of wave optics - Measuring methods based on geometric optics - measuring microscopes and telescopes, triangulation, structured illumination - Measuring methods based on wave optics - interferometry, wave front sensors - Digital methods for image quality improvement, reconstruction, point operations, local and global operations, segmentation, classification, feature extraction

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Projection (static, dynamic)
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 44 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
To get acquainted with the principle a purpose of simple optical systems. To learn to use them in his/her laboratory work.
Knowledge Describe the basic principles of simple optical systems used in the experimental physics.
Prerequisites
Basic mathematics. Basic optics.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

- Class attendance - Knowledge of the course topics, ability to discuss about the course topics in wider contexts
Recommended literature
  • & Malacara, D. (2007). Optical shop testing. Hoboken, N.J: John Wiley & Sons.
  • Saleh, B. E. A., Teich, M. C., Hlídek, P., Vacek, R., Dušek, M., Peřina, J., Fiala, J., & Pantoflíček, J. (1996). Základy fotoniky. Praha: Matfyzpress.
  • Schröder, G. (1981). Technická optika. SNTL Praha.
  • Smith W.J. (2000). Modern optical engineering. McGraw-Hill.


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): Instrument and Computer Physics (2019) 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