Module ME4530-KP04

Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

every summer semester

Credit points

4

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

• Master MES 2014, optional subject, medical engineering science
• Master MES 2020, optional subject, medical engineering science

Classes and lectures:

• ME4530-Ü: Optical and Photonic Systems (exercise, 1 SWS)
• ME4530-V: Optical and Photonic Systems (lecture, 2 SWS)

Workload:

• 45 hours in-classroom work
• 75 hours Self-study and group exercises

Contents of teaching:

• Overview of optical systems in biomedicine
• Ray optics and wave optics
• Basics of Fourier optics
• Introduction to optical ray tracing
• Design of simple optical systems such as microscope/telescopes, etc.
• Optical aberrations and their compensation
• Determination of resolution, modulation transfer function (MTF)
• Tolerance analysis
• Beam parameters and design of beam shaping optics
• Optical simulation of Diffractive Optical Elements (DOEs)
• Diffraction efficiencies and rigorous description of DOEs.
• Applications and specific design of DOEs (spectrometers, microlenses).
• Manufacturing processes for optical systems and their characterization
• Optical fibers and photonic components
• Simulation of light propagation in waveguides (Beam Propagation Method, BPM)
• Rigorous design of photonic systems with FDTD
• Biomedical application example: surface plasmon sensing.

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

• Students will know basic optical components.
• They can model simple optical systems in the ray tracer and analyze their optical errors.
• They know the basics of the optimization of optical systems.
• They know different simulation methods and regimes for the design of different optical systems and can apply them system-specifically.
• They know the basics of diffractive optics and can implement basic numerical methods for their calculation and know applications in medical technology.
• They know manufacturing processes of optical components and can derive limits and application areas from this.
• They know the basics of different fibers and waveguides, application examples and can optically simulate and design simple fiber sensors.
• Students possess the social and communication skills to discuss within practice groups and to solve complex tasks in teams.

Grading through:

• Written or oral exam as announced by the examiner

Responsible for this module:

• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Maik Rahlves

Teacher:

• Institute of Biomedical Optics
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Maik Rahlves

Literature:

• H. Gross (Hrsg.) : Handbook of Optical Systems John Wiley & Sons, USA
• G. Litfin (Hrsg) : Technische Optik in der Praxis Springer, Deutschland
• J. W. Goodman : Introduction to Fourier optics Roberts & Co. Publishers, USA
• B. E. A. Saleh, and M. C. Teich : Fundamentals of Photonics John Wiley & Sons, USA
• M. S. Wartak : Computational Photonics Cambridge University Press, USA

Language:

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

Last Updated:

04.10.2021