Design of Instruments I (FSI-TK1)

Academic year 2018/2019
Supervisor: Ing. Martin Antoš, Ph.D.  
Supervising institute: ÚFI all courses guaranted by this institute
Teaching language: Czech
Aims of the course unit:
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the basic properties of optical materials from the geometrical-optics point of view, processes taking place at the interface of the optically isotropic environments, and properties of real optical components and their combination. Students will be able to apply this basic knowledge of geometrical optics in design and construction of optical systems.
Learning outcomes and competences:
Students will be made familiar with concrete optical equipment. They will learned how to operate them and how to perform the maintenance. They will gain the fundamental overview of the field.
Prerequisites:
Refractive index, Snell's law, dispersion, light refraction in plan-parallel plate, Gaussian space, graphic determination of the image position, lens maker’s equation (Newton, Gauss, Gullstrand), spherical faces, lenses, Fresnel equations for refraction, mirrors, aberrations of optical systems.
Course contents:
The course familiarises students with the design of basic optical systems and apparatus. Knowing the basic principles they will be able to design elementary instruments.
Teaching methods and criteria:
The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline. Exercises are focused on practical topics presented in lectures.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes:
Active participation in seminars (75%) and three written tests. Exam: written.
Controlled participation in lessons:
Attendance at practicals is obligatory. Absence may be compensated for by the agreement with the teacher depending on the length of absence.
Type of course unit:
    Lecture  13 × 2 hrs. optionally                  
    Computer-assisted exercise  13 × 2 hrs. compulsory                  
Course curriculum:
    Lecture Eye - its angular resolution, spectral and energetic sensitivity, accommodation, aberrations and their corrections.
Visual optical instruments (subjective and objective) - principles, approximate calculations, characteristic properties (magnification, resolution, field of view, aperture, depth of displayed space etc.).
Construction and used optical elements.
Subjective visual instruments - eye-glasses, magnifying glass, field glasses (reversal system), microscope (illumination systems), distance meter (types).
Objective visual apparatuses - photographic (f-number, field depth, resolution), magnifying and projecting (condenser principle).
Basic laboratory instruments - types, principles, application for measurement of physical quantities.
Refractometers.
Interferometers (int. comparators, refractometers, spectroscopes).
    Computer-assisted exercise PC support of the course - design and drawings of selected apparatuses.
Literature - fundamental:
1. Yoder, P.: Mounting optics in optical instruments, SPIE Bellingham, 2008
2. Edwards, K., McKee R.: Fundamentals of mechanical component design, McGraw-Hill, 1991.
3. Havelka, B.: Geometrická optika II
Literature - recommended:
1. Keprt, E.: Teorie optických přístrojů I, II
2. Harna, Z.: Přesná mechanika
3. Yoder, P.: Mounting optics in optical instruments, SPIE Bellingham, 2008
The study programmes with the given course:
Programme Study form Branch Spec. Final classification   Course-unit credits     Obligation     Level     Year     Semester  
M2A-P full-time study M-PMO Precise Mechanics and Optics -- Cr,Ex 5 Compulsory 2 1 W
M2A-P full-time study M-FIN Physical Engineering and Nanotechnology -- Cr,Ex 5 Compulsory-optional 2 1 W