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Optical Sensors

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 480-4022/01
Abbreviation OS
Course title Optical Sensors
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Physics
Course coordinator doc. RNDr. Dalibor Ciprian, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Fundamental principles used for design of optical sensors
2. Basic components of optical sensors - light sources, detectors and waveguide components
3. Optical sensors of diplacement and position.
4. Optical sensors of velocity and angular velocity
5. Optical sensors of temperature, press and vibration
6. Optical sensors of electric and magnetic quantities
7. Optical sensors of chemical and biological quantities
8. Fundamental features of optical waveguide sensing structures
9. Sensors based on modern photonic structures
10. Sensors based on various periodic systems
11. Photonic crystals for optical sensing
12. Detection in angular and spectral domain, sensing principles based on polarization
13. Cuurent trends in modern optical sensor technology (lab-on-chip, etc.)

E-learning

Consultation on demand through MS Teams

Literature

HAMEED, F. O., OBAYA, S.: Computational Photonic Sensors, Springer, 2019, ISBN 978-3319765556 
DUTTA, A, DEKA, B., SAHU, P.: Planar Waveguide Optical Sensors: From Theory to Applications, Springer, 2016, ISBN 978-3319351391 
HAUS, J.: Optical Sensors: Basics and Applications, Wiley-VCH, 2010, ISBN 978-3527408603

Advised literature

CULSHAW, B., Introducing Photonics, 1st ed., 2020, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-1316609415 

BUCK, J. A.: Fundamentals of Optical Fibers, Wiley-Interscience, 2004, ISBN 978-0471221913 

GRATTAN, L. S., MEGGITT, B. T.: Optical Fiber Sensor Technology: Advanced Applications - Bragg Gratings and Distributed Sensors, Springer, 2010, ISBN 978-1441949998