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Fundamentals of Optical Diagnostics

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Course Unit Code480-2051/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
HLU03prof. RNDr. Petr Hlubina, CSc.
Summary
Within this application subject knowledge of optics will be further developed and deepened to provide an overview of basics of optical diagnostics.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
To acquaint oneself with general rules of use of optical radiation in measurement methods and with various methods of measuring refractive index, phase changes and changes of polarization state, and measurements of length, displacement and surface topography, respectively.
Course Contents
1. Introduction.
2. Measurement of refractive index and phase changes.
3. Photometry.
4. Optical microscopy.
5. Measurement of surface topography.
6. Measurement oflengths and their changes.
7. Measurement of velocity.
8. Determination of course of physical fields.
9. Spectroscopy.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
HARIHARAN, P. Basics of interferometry. 2nd ed. Burlington: Elsevier/Academic Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-12-373589-8.
BAJER, Jiří. Optika 2. Olomouc: Chlup.net, 2018. ISBN 978-80-907098-0-5.
HALLIDAY, David; RESNICK, Robert a WALKER, Jearl, DUB, Petr (ed.). Fyzika: [vysokoškolská učebnice fyziky]. Svazek 2. 2. přeprac. vyd. Přeložil Miroslav ČERNÝ. Překlady vysokoškolských učebnic, sv. 4. Brno: VUTIUM, 2013. ISBN 978-80-214-4123-1.
HARIHARAN, P. Basics of interferometry. 2nd ed. Burlington: Elsevier/Academic Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-12-373589-8.
Recommended Reading:
QUINTEN, Michael. A practical guide to optical metrology for thin films. John Wiley & Sons, 2012. ISBN 978-0-470-01608-4.
YOSHIZAWA, Toru (ed.). Handbook of optical metrology: principles and applications. Second edition. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017. ISBN 978-1-4665-7359-8.
MIKŠ, Antonín. Aplikovaná optika. V Praze: České vysoké učení technické, 2009. ISBN 978-80-01-04254-0.
MALÝ, Petr. Optika. Vyd. 2., přeprac. Praha: Karolinum, 2013. ISBN 978-80-246-2246-0.
YOSHIZAWA, Toru (ed.). Handbook of optical metrology: principles and applications. Second edition. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017. ISBN 978-1-4665-7359-8.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Individual consultations, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit40 (40)20
                Written examWritten test20 10
                ProjectProject20 10
        ExaminationExamination60 11