Coherent and incoherent optics, Instrumental optics I

Duration

20h Th, 15h Pr

Number of credits

Lecturer

Serge Habraken

Language(s) of instruction

English language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Theory (lectures) : 20h
Applications&Laboratory : 15h
The lectures are preferentially given in English.
This course is intended for students who desire to focus on optical instrumentation basis. An overview is proposed with several applications and related technologies
Concepts are presented in a phenomenological approach with an intuitive physical understanding.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The main goal is to give an overview of the instrumental optics: from the oldest concepts to the new ages of instruments. Astronomic instruments are often referenced.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Knowledge of basics in geometric and physical optics (specific courses that are supposed to be given during 1st and 2nd Bachelor)

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

In addition to the academic lectures,
15 h (mandatory and taking part of the evaluation process):
Exercise sessions: ray-tracing software introduction
Personal Project: bibliographic analysis of a specific field in advanced photonics, related to instrumental optics. Laboratory sessions: to be defined based on the number of students
Seminar - open discussion with Researchers and Engineers from regional Industries/Research centers (optics, optoelectronics, and lasers related)

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Theory: 20h in class room
during the 1st period (some Thursday morning)
Labs and others: 15h
during the 1st period (dates to be fixed depending on student and supervisory staff availabilities)

Recommended or required readings

Copy of slides (pdf) to be downloaded by the students
Reference Books:
- "Optics", E. HECHT, Pearson Education (4e ed) - ISBN-10: 0805385665
- "Optique géométrique et ondulatoire", J.P. PEREZ, éd. Masson (4e éd et suivantes) - 551 pages.
- "Handbook of Applied Photometry", C. DECUSATIS ed., Springer (1997) - 461 pages

Assessment methods and criteria

Labs and personal research works are quoted.
An exam is organized in January (1st session).
Checking of physical concept understanding is the baseline of the examination. Written and oral exams are combined.
 
According to the "paysage" decree, the certification is validated from a notation = 10/20.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

We are very open to host students from different Master horizons for Master thesis.
Subjects will be related to R&D on going in the "Centre Spatial de Liege".

Contacts

Professor: Serge HABRAKEN, Physics Institute, B5a - Sart Tilman, Tél: 04/366.36.49, e-mail: shabraken@uliege.be
Secretary: Mrs. Christine Renson, Tél: 04/366.36.14
Assistant: Victor Laborde

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session

Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning

Assessment subjects

Assessment methods

Contacts

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session

Assessment subjects

A remotely organized exam is mandatory for that 2nd session.
The goal is to evaluate the understanding of basic concepts.
All the pedagogic supports are concerned.

Assessment methods

A personal report directly related to the course content will be requested and will be part of the evaluation.
The second part of that evaluation will consist in an oral exam. The report will be presented and discussed. Another question will be randomly selected from the question list that was distributed at Xmas 2019.

Contacts

Prof. S. Habraken
shabraken@uliege.be

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