Medical Photonics / Semester information / Winter term 2018/2019 / 1st semester / Module A1.2 - Physical Optics
Module A1.2 - Physical Optics
Coordinator
Prof. Dr. Herbert Gross
Lecturer
Prof. Dr. Herbert Gross
Schedule
- Lectures: every Thursday 12.30 - 14.00 Uhr (SR 1 ACP), starting on Oct 18th
- Exercise: every second Thursday 14.15 - 15.45 Uhr (SR 1 ACP).
- Course materials: Please, follow this link
Contents:
| Week | Lecturer | Subject | Content |
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1 16.10.2018 |
Gross | Wave optics | wave equation, interference, interferometry, light propagation, k-vectors |
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2 23.10.2018 |
Gross | Diffraction | slit, grating, diffraction integral, diffraction in systems, point spread function, aberrations |
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3 30.10.2018 |
Gross | Fourier optics |
plane wave expansion, resolution, image formation, transfer function, phase imaging |
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4 06.11.2018 |
Gross | Quality criteria and resolution | Rayleigh and Marechal criteria, Strehl ratio, coherence effects, two-point resolution, contrast, axial resolution, CTF |
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5 13.11.2018 |
Gross | Polarization | fundamentals, Jones formalism, Fresnel formulas, birefringence, components |
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6 20.11.2018 |
Gross | Coherence | temporal and spatial coherence, Young setup, polychromatic light, speckle, OCT principle |
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7 27.11.2018 |
Gross | Laser | principle, resonators, types of lasers, Q.switch, modes, power |
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8 04.12.2018 |
Gross | Gaussian beams | basic description, propagation, truncation, aberrations |
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9 11.12.2018 |
Gross | Non-Gaussian beams | generalized beams, Schell beams, LG beams, phase singularities, non-diffracting beams, Bessel beams, Airy beams |
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10 18.12.2018 |
Gross | PSF engineering | apodization, superresolution, extended depth of focus, confocal PSF |
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11 08.01.2019 |
Gross | Nonlinear optics | Ultra short pulses, basics of nonlinear optics, light-matter interaction |
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12 15.01.2019 |
Gross | Photon optics | energy, momentum, time-energy uncertainty, photon statistics, fluorescence |
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13 22.01.2019 |
Gross | Scattering | introduction, surface scattering in systems, volume scattering, tissue models, Mie scattering, metal nanoparticles as sensors |
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14 29.01.2019 |
Gross | Miscellaneous | coatings, trapping |
A copy of the slides used in the course can be downloaded here.