Advanced Optical Laboratory

Lecturer:

Marek Škereň (gar.)

Tutor:

Marek Škereň (gar.), Michal Bodnár, Jiří Dědič, Milan Květoň, Martin Nývlt, Veronika Pícková, Jakub Svoboda

Supervisor:

Department of Physical Electronics

Synopsis:

The practical laboratories give advanced practical skills by experimental work in optics. Laboratory records must be elaborated.

Requirements:

It is recommended to finish the subjects Physical Optics 1 (12FOPT1) and Physical Optics 2 (12FOPT2) prior to the Advanced Optical Laboratory.

Syllabus of lectures:

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Introduction, working group assignment.

2. Task No.1: Anisotropy of optical materials and its applications.

3. Task No.2: Diffraction of light and diffractive structures.

4. Task No.3: Holography II.

5. Task No.4: Two-wave and multi-wave interference.

6. Task No.5: Optical signal processing.

7. Task No.6: Non-linear optics.

8. Task No.7: Quantum properties of light.

9. Task No.8: Measurement of layer thickness using the absorption of X-ray radiation.

Study Objective:

Knowledge:

Principles and application of various optical components in optical laboratory, knowledge of optical measuring devices, knowledge of experimental aspects of the measurements in optics.

Skills:

Experimental skills in the field of optics, design and construction of optical setups, measurement of various optical signals.

Study materials:

Key references:

[1] http://optics.fjfi.cvut.cz/?q=cs/node/305 (in Czech)

Recommended references:

[2] Goodman J.W.: Introduction to Fourier Optics, 2. Edition, McGraw Hill, New York, 1996.

[3] Saleh B.E.A., Teich M.C.: Fundamentals of Photonics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1991.

[4] Fiala P., Richter I.: Fourier Optics and Optical Information Processing (Fourierovská optika a optické zpracování signálů), skriptum FJFI ČVUT, Praha, 2004. (in Czech)

Instruments:

Optical laboratory

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

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The course is a part of the following study plans: