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Applications of Interferometry and Fibre Optics

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Course Unit Code480-4034/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type A
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *Second 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
The subject is connected with the student's knowledge of optics and diagnostics. Student gains knowledge in the areas of interferometry and fiber optics and will be familiar with their applications in various fields of physics.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Collect theoretical bases and experimental methods of interferometry and fibre optics.
Describe, clarify and interpret the most important findings in this field.
Apply modern approaches in solving the practice problems.
Course Contents
1. Statistical description of optical fields.
2. Two-beam interference of partially coherent optical fields.
3. Interferometry in the time domain.
4. Interferometry in the spectral domain.
5. Spectral reflectometry and polarimetry.
6. Applications of interferometry.
7. Fundamentals of theory of waveguiding in optical fibres.
8. Dispersion in optical fibres.
9. Single-mode optical fibres.
10. Specialty optical fibres.
11. Measurement of parameters of optical fibres.
12. Applications of fibre optics.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
HARIHARAN, Parameswaran. Optical interferometry, 2e. Elsevier, 2003. ISBN 0-12-311630-9
OKAMOTO, Katsunari. Fundamentals of optical waveguides. Elsevier, 2021. ISBN 978-0-12-525096-2
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, Parameswaran. Optical interferometry, 2e. Elsevier, 2003. ISBN 0-12-311630-9
Recommended Reading:
THYAGARAJAN, K. S.; GHATAK, Ajoy. Fiber optic essentials. John Wiley & Sons, 2007. ISBN 978-0-470-09742-7
NOLTE, David D. Optical interferometry for biology and medicine. Springer Science & Business Media, 2011. ISBN 978-1-4614-0889-5
THYAGARAJAN, K. S.; GHATAK, Ajoy. Fiber optic essentials. John Wiley & Sons, 2007. ISBN 978-0-470-09742-7
NOLTE, David D. Optical interferometry for biology and medicine. Springer Science & Business Media, 2011. ISBN 978-1-4614-0889-5
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, 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 20
        ExaminationExamination60 11