Course detail
Design of Instruments and Optomechanics I
FSI-TK1 Acad. year: 2021/2022 Winter semester
The course introduces students to the design of basic optical systems and devices so that they will be able to design elementary instruments.
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
8
Supervisor
Department
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Students will be made familiar with concrete optical components, with their mounting in the mechanical parts. They will be made familiar also with the specific optical devices and with their design and mounting. They will gain the fundamental overview of the field.
Prerequisites
Refractive index, Snell's law, dispersion, light refraction in plan-parallel plate, Gaussian space, graphic determination of the image position, lens maker’s equation (Newton, Gauss, Gullstrand), spherical faces, lenses, Fresnel equations for refraction, mirrors, aberrations of optical systems.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline. Exercises are focused on practical topics presented in lectures.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Active participation in seminars and three written tests.
Exam: written.
Aims
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the basic properties of optical materials from the optics point of view, processes taking place at the interface of the optically isotropic environments, and properties of real optical components and their combination. Students will be able to apply this basic knowledge of geometrical optics in design and construction of optical systems.
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Attendance at practicals is obligatory. Absence may be compensated for by the agreement with the teacher depending on the length of absence.
The study programmes with the given course
Programme N-PMO-P: Precise Mechanics and Optics, Master's, compulsory
Programme N-FIN-P: Physical Engineering and Nanotechnology, Master's, compulsory-optional
Type of course unit
Lecture
39 hours, optionally
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. Eye and vision, basic optical components
2. Fixing of lens, prismatic and reflexion systems
3. Cameras, detectors and digital optics
4. Straight leadings, rotating mountings, principles of kinematic systems
5. Actuators, coulisse mechanisms and kinematic gear, couplings and gearing in precision mechanics
6. Materials for mechanical design and their properties
7. Design and calculation of springs, flexible elements, and spring joints
8. Technical drawings and standardization in optical production, drawing and dimensioning of optical components, surface quality, manufacturing precision
9. Principle of function and types of telescopes, riflescope design
10. Principles of the optical microscope, interferometers and interference microscopes
11. Principle of the objective imaging devices, photographic cameras
12. Devices for enlarging and projecting, rangefinders, refractometers
Computer-assisted exercise
52 hours, compulsory
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
PC support of the course – design and drawings of selected apparatuses.