Advanced Physical Optics

Academic Study Board of the Faculty of Engineering

Teaching language: English
EKA: T470017102
Censorship: Second examiner: Internal
Grading: 7-point grading scale
Offered in: Odense
Offered in: Spring
Level: Master

Course ID: T470017101
ECTS value: 10

Date of Approval: 22-09-2022


Duration: 1 semester

Version: Approved - active

Course ID

T470017101

Course Title

Advanced Physical Optics

ECTS value

10

Internal Course Code

TK-APOP

Responsible study board

Academic Study Board of the Faculty of Engineering

Administrative Unit

Mads Clausen Instituttet

Date of Approval

22-09-2022

Course Responsible

Name Email Department
Jakob Kjelstrup-Hansen jkh@mci.sdu.dk SDU NanoSyd
Pia Friis Kristensen piakr@tek.sdu.dk TEK Uddannelseskoordinering og -support

Teachers

Name Email Department City
Sergey I. Bozhevolnyi seib@mci.sdu.dk SDU Nano Optics

Programme Secretary

Name Email Department City
Sussi Schmidt susch@tek.sdu.dk TEK Uddannelseskoordinering og -support

Offered in

Odense

Level

Master

Offered in

Spring

Duration

1 semester

Mandatory prerequisites

 Bachelor in Physics and Technology or a corresponding bachelor degree. 

Learning objectives - Knowledge

The student must acquire knowledge on:

  • Far (Fraunhofer) and near (Fresnel) field diffraction of light and their validity domains.
  • Fourier optics applications to light diffraction by gratings and image formation.
  • Temporal and spatial coherence of light and their characterization.
  • Polarization optics anisotropic crystals, index ellipsoid, birefringence and wawe plates.
  • Fundamentals of nonlinear optics: harmonics generation and modulation of light.
  • Optical second-harmonic generation and phase conjugation.
  • Electrooptic and acousto-optic effects.
  • Fundamentals of fiber optics: mode propagation and dispersion, optical signal distortion.
  • Detection of optical radiation: detector configurations and characteristics.

Learning objectives - Skills

The student must be able to:

  • Calculate far-field intensity distributions for light diffraction by amplitude and phase gratings
  • Calculate intensity patterns for Fresnel diffraction of light by slit apertures.
  • Maximize the second-harmonic generation by adjusting the crystal orientation
  • Realize and characterize the acousto-optic modulation of light.
  • Operate with spatial light modulators, generating diffraction gratings and Fresnel zone plates.
  • Characterize temporal coherence of various light sources.
  • Use ellipsometry for thin film characterization.
  • Realize efficient Laser light coupling to single-mode fibers.
  • Estimate fundamental signal-to-noise ratios for optical detectors.

Learning objectives - Competences

The student must be able to:

  •  Design an optical system, containing various optical components (such as lenses, polarizers, wave plates, spatial light modulators), in order to realize a desirable optical beam transformation (for example, by use of computer generated holograms) at the output of the system to be used for further optical processing (for example, coupling into optical fibers or photonic waveguide components).
  • Conduct optical experiments involving selection of the appropriate coherent (e.g., laser) and incoherent (e.g., thermal) sources of radiation and implementation of polarization transformation, modulation and detection of electromagnetic radiation.
  • Understand main engineering ideas in current developments within modern optical technologies, relating these ideas to the fundamental principles presented in theoretical and experimental topics of this course. 

Content

 The main purpose of the course is to prepare a student to operate with theoretical and practical topics within the classical 
 optics with elements of modern optics.
  •  Rigorous description of diffraction (Fraunhofer and Fresnel).
  • Selected topics from Fourier optics, including Fourier analysis.
  • Light polarization and polarization transformation in various optical systems, optical crystals.
  • Ellipsometry.
  • Temporal and spatial coherence, including coherent versus incoherent light.
  • Higher harmonic generation and optical phase conjugation.
  • Electrooptic and acousto-optic phenomena.
  • Elements of integrated optics.
  • Fundamental nonlinear phenomena in optical materials and modulation of light, including practical applications.
  • Elements of fibre optics.
  • Optical detectors. 

URL for Skemaplan

Teaching Method

Lectures, problem solving, and laboratory exercises.

Number of lessons

96 hours per semester

Teaching language

English

Examination regulations

Exam regulations

Name

Exam regulations

Examination is held

In the end of the semester.

Tests

Exam

EKA

T470017102

Name

Exam

Description

Examination:

Individual oral exam.


Examination conditions:

Laboratory exercises associated with the course should be carried out and documented during the semester in order to gain access to the examination.


Form of examination

Oral examination

Censorship

Second examiner: Internal

Grading

7-point grading scale

Identification

Student Identification Card - Date of birth

Language

English

ECTS value

10

Additional exam information

The form of examination in the re-examination is the same as in the ordinary examination.

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