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Fundamentals of Photonics I

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Course Unit Code440-2217/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type A
Level of Course Unit *First 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
VAS40prof. RNDr. Vladimír Vašinek, CSc.
NED086doc. Ing. Jan Nedoma, Ph.D.
Summary
The course Fundamentals of Photonics I is focused on explaining the basic phenomena of optics, interactions of radiation and matter, especially the PN junction. The course begins with an explanation of the basic phenomena in optics, both geometric and wave and quantum. Students master the basic activities in the design of optical systems, the basics of working with specialized software. Part of the course is the study of energetic properties of light and radiation.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Understand the basic elements in optical instruments and the principles of imaging and their defects. Understand the human eye and how it functions.
To create a basis for the study of optoelectronic subjects.
Learning outcomes are set so that students are able to identify, apply and solve problems in the field of optics, including software solutions.
Course Contents
1) Light and its properties.
2) Permittivity and refractive index.
3) Dielectric and lossy environments, Lambert-Beer relation.
4) Types of images - virtual and real images.
5) Mirror image, plane-parallel plate, wedge.
6) Imaging with a spherical refractive surface, a system of two refractive surfaces, a thin lens.
7) System of refractive spherical surfaces, fundamental points of optical systems.
8) Image defects.
9) Magnifier, microscope, binoculars.
10) Light energy, energy quantities.
11) Photometric quantities, the connection of energy and photometric quantities.
12) Human eye, composition, spectral properties, defects of the eye.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Saleh,B.E.A., Teich,M.C.: Fundamentals of Photonics. John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken, New Yersey 2007, ISBN 978-0-471-35832-9
Lizuka, K.: Engineering Optics. Springer Verlag, 2019, ISBN 978-3-319-69250-0
Halliday,D., Resnick,R., Walker,J.: Elektromagnetické vlny- Optika - Relativita, Nakladatelství VUTIUM Brno, 2001, ISBN 80-214-1868-0
Lizuka, K.: Engineering Optics. Springer Verlag, 2019, ISBN 978-3-319-69250-0
Recommended Reading:
McCluney,W.R.: Introduction to Radiometry and Photometry.Artech House Boston, 2014
Gross, H.: Fundamentals of Technical Optics. J.Wiley and Sons, 2007, ISBN 978-3-40377-6
Schroder,G.: Technická optika. SNTL Praha 1981
Gross, H.: Fundamentals of Technical Optics. J.Wiley and Sons, 2007, ISBN 978-3-40377-6
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Seminars
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
        CreditCredit45 25
        ExaminationExamination55 26