Course: Optical Methods of Measurements

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Course title Optical Methods of Measurements
Course code OPT/OMM
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 7
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Podloucký Jan, RNDr. Ing.
  • Hradil Zdeněk, prof. RNDr. CSc.
Course content
- Basic optical elements, devices and instruments of optical measurement laboratory - Sources and detectors of radiation, photometric quantities, units and measurement. - Measurement methods of basic parameters of optical materials, refractive index measurement, dispersion, transmissivity - Measurement of lengths and angles by optical methods, interferometry - Measurement of form parameters of optical surfaces, radius of curvature, flatness, measurement of aspherical surfaces, evaluation of surface quality - Basic parameters and constants of optical systems, measurement of focal length, positions of cardinal points - Basic optical instruments, measurement of magnification, restriction of ray beams, methods of determination of input and output pupil - Measurement of optical systems quality, resolution, aberration - Polarization of light, methods for obtaining of polarized light, measurement of polarization state - Measurement of photometric characteristics of optical materials, elements, components and systems - Measurement of image quality of optical systems. Point spread function, optical transfer function, modulation transfer function

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Laboratory Work
Learning outcomes
Sources and detectors of radiation, basic characteristics of optical systems.
Knowledge and experimental skill. Define the main ideas and conceptions of the subject, describe the main approaches of the studied topics, demonstration of the theoretical knowledge for solution of model problems.
Prerequisites
No prior requirements.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

Knowledge within the scope of the course topics (examination)
Recommended literature
  • J. Němec, M. Procházková. Praktikum optiky I, UP Olomouc 1974.
  • Malacara, D. (1992). Optical shop testing. John Wiley & Sons.
  • Ponec, J. Optická měření I., II. UP, Olomouc.
  • Saleh, B.E.A., Teich, M.C. Základy fotoniky. Český překlad Matfyzpress, UK Praha, 1995.


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