Course detail

Design of Instruments and Optomechanics II

FSI-TK2Acad. year: 2025/2026

The course acquaints students with advanced design solutions of optomechanical instruments. Special attention is paid to microscope systems, interference and holographic instruments, devices for spectroscopy and systems for scatterometry. Students will be acquainted with design solutions of these optical systems and devices so that they are able to design optical instruments based on knowledge of principles.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

7

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Ivan Křupka, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Physical Engineering (ÚFI)

Entry knowledge

Design of instruments and optomechanics I

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Active participation in seminars and three written tests.
Exam: written.
Attendance at seminars is obligatory and is monitored by the teacher. The way of compensating missed lessons will be determined by the teacher based on the extent and content of missed lessons.

Aims

The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the principles and design of optomechanical assemblies in the fields of light microscopy, holography, spectroscopy and scatterometry with optimal use of computers. Students will learn the properties of real optomechanical assemblies and their combinations. They will also be able to use the acquired skills and knowledge in the field of design, geometric and wave optics when designing optomechanical systems.
This course enables students to acquire knowledge of the design of advanced optomechanical instruments and devices with respect to the correct mechanical and optical functionality. Students will be systematically acquainted with advanced optical instruments, their construction, adjustment and overall approach to this field, so that they can design these instruments.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Edwards, K., McKee R.: Fundamentals of mechanical component design, McGraw-Hill, 1991.
Glézl, Š.-Kamarád, J.-Slimák, I.: Presná mechanika
Harna, Z.: Přesná mechanika.
Havelka, B.: Geometrická optika II
Keprt, E.: Teorie optických přístrojů I,II
TÖRÖK, Peter; KAO, Fu-Jen (ed.). Optical imaging and microscopy: techniques and advanced systems. Springer, 2007.
Tryliński, W.: Fine mechanisms and precision instruments: principles of design. Pergamon, 1971.
Van Hell,AC.s.: Advanced Optical Techniques
Wilson T. (1994) Confocal Microscopy. In: Yacobi B.G., Holt D.B., Kazmerski L.L. (eds) Microanalysis of Solids. Springer, Boston, MA
Yoder, P.: Mounting optics in optical instruments, SPIE Bellingham, 2008

Recommended reading

Glézl, Š.-Kamarád, J.-Slimák, I.: Presná mechanika
Harna, Z.: Přesná mechanika.
Keprt, E.: Teorie optických přístrojů I,II
TÖRÖK, Peter; KAO, Fu-Jen (ed.). Optical imaging and microscopy: techniques and advanced systems. Springer, 2007.
Wilson T. (1994) Confocal Microscopy. In: Yacobi B.G., Holt D.B., Kazmerski L.L. (eds) Microanalysis of Solids. Springer, Boston, MA

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-FIN-P Master's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme N-PMO-P Master's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Ivan Křupka, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Light microscope, design of illumination part
2. Light microscope, design of the imaging part
3. Fluorescence microscopy, design of fluorescence module
4. Confocal microscope with a laser source, and its design, scanning systems
5. Interference microscopes and their selected designs
6. Holographic microscopes and their selected designs
7. Interference and holographic modules, their selected designs
8. Advanced microscope systems
9. Spectroscopes and their selected designs
10. Optomechanics in assemblies for laser ablation
11. Imaging spectroscopic reflectometer, its design, function, and using
12. Scatterometer, its design, function, and using

Computer-assisted exercise

39 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Ivan Křupka, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Computer aided education lectures - design of selected optical devices.