Module ME2102 T

Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

each summer semester

Credit points

4

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

• Bachelor MES 2020, Module part of a compulsory module, medical engineering science
• Bachelor Biophysics 2016, Module part of a compulsory module, physics
• Bachelor MES 2014, Module part of a compulsory module, medical engineering science

Classes and lectures:

• Photonics (lecture, 2 SWS)
• Photonics (exercise, 1 SWS)

Workload:

• 45 hours in-classroom work
• 35 hours private studies and exercises
• 20 hours exam preparation

Contents of teaching:

• Historical introduction
• Light as EM wave, physical parameters of the light wave field
• Detection and detection of light
• Geometric optics, raytracing
• Optical Instruments
• Optics of the eye
• Polarization
• Diffraction
• Optical fibres
• Integrated optics
• Optoelectronics
• Laser
• Nonlinear Optics

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

• The students can name the essential concepts of optics (geometric optics, wave optics, quantum optics) and distinguish them from each other.
• The students can name and explain the essential optical phenomena.
• The students can explain the function and application of the most important photonic components.

Grading through:

• Written or oral exam as announced by the examiner

Responsible for this module:

• Siehe Hauptmodul

Teacher:

• Institute of Biomedical Optics
• Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Gereon Hüttmann

Literature:

• E. Hecht : Optics Addison-Wesley, (dt: Optik, Oldenbourg)
• Frank L. Pedrotti, Leno S. Pedrotti : Introduction to optics Prentice-Hall
• Frank Pedrotti : Optik eine Einführung Prentice Hall
• B.E.A. Saleh, M.C. Teich : Fundamentals of Photonics Wiley 2007 (dt.: Grundlagen der Photonik, Wiley-VCH)
• Matt Young : Optics and Lasers : Including Fibers and Optical Waveguides Springer 2000

Language:

• English, except in case of only German-speaking participants

Notes:

Last Updated:

01.11.2020