Course detail

Design of Instruments I

FSI-TK1Acad. year: 2013/2014

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.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Martin Antoš, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Physical Engineering (ÚFI)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

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.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

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.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

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.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Attendance at practicals is obligatory. Absence may be compensated for by the agreement with the teacher depending on the length of absence.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Edwards, K., McKee R.: Fundamentals of mechanical component design, McGraw-Hill, 1991.
Havelka, B.: Geometrická optika II
Yoder, P.: Mounting optics in optical instruments, SPIE Bellingham, 2008

Recommended reading

Harna, Z.: Přesná mechanika
Keprt, E.: Teorie optických přístrojů I, II
Yoder, P.: Mounting optics in optical instruments, SPIE Bellingham, 2008

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N3901-2 Master's

    branch M-FIN , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
    branch M-PMO , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Martin Antoš, Ph.D.

Syllabus

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

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Martin Antoš, Ph.D.

Syllabus

PC support of the course - design and drawings of selected apparatuses.