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Details for the Course Syllabus for Course FAFF01F valid from Autumn 2013

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General
  • English
  • Every autumn semester
Aim
  • The course aims at providing knowledge about the basic principles of optics and practical knowledge on optical design, with the help of a ray tracing program.

Contents
  • Ray optics, including matrix-formulation
    Wave optics,
    Fourier Optics,
    Electromagnetic optics,
    Polarization.
    Three laboratory exercises: Interferometry, Fourier optics and Polarization.
    A project with ray tracing.




Knowledge and Understanding
  • For a passing grade the doctoral student must
  • have a good knowledge of optics that allows him/her to design and build industrial optical applications.
    be able to understand why and when a given optical problem can be solved with ray optics, wave optics or electromagnetic optics.
    be able to understand important concepts such as polarization, diffraction, interferometry, holography.


Competences and Skills
  • For a passing grade the doctoral student must
  • be able to do alignments and measurements in optics.
    be able to calculate propagation of light through optical components.
    be able to perform optical designs.
    be able to search and acquire knowledge from references within the field.
    have an increased competence in presenting in writing and orally an accomplished project.
    have an increased experience of working in groups of two or four persons towards a common goal.
Judgement and Approach
  • For a passing grade the doctoral student must
  • have an increased experience of working in groups of two or four persons towards a common goal
Types of Instruction
  • Lectures
  • Laboratory exercises
  • Exercises
  • Project
Examination Formats
  • Written exam
  • Written report
  • Written assignments
  • Seminars given by participants
  • Written exam. Mandatory laboratory exercises with report. Ray tracing project with oral and written report
  • Failed, pass
Admission Requirements
Assumed Prior Knowledge
  • Basic physics and mathematics
Selection Criteria
Literature
  • Saleh, B. E. A. & Teich, M. C.: Fundamental of Photonics.
Further Information
Course code
  • FAFF01F
Administrative Information
  •  -03-21
  • FN1/Anders Gustafsson

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