Department of Physics, University of
Utah
Course Number: Physics 5770 (3)
Course Title: Optical Instrumentation and
Sensors
- REPRESENTATIVE TEXTBOOK
- None
- COURSE DESCRIPTION
- Physical principles and practical use of optical instrumentation and sensors.
Photodetectors, lasers, fiber sensors, interferometry, acousto-optic,optical imaging and
pyrometry. Fundamental sensinglimits, optical noise sources, spatial/temporal coherence. The
laboratory provides hands on experience with modern optical sensors and measurement systems
- PRE-REQUISITE
- Phys 3740 and 5750/5751
- OTHER COMMENTS
- None
- MANDATORY TOPICS
- Topic 1:
- Lasers and applications
- Topic 2:
- Photodetectors and applications
- Topic 3:
- Gaussian beam optics
- Topic 4:
- Generalized polarization
- Topic 5:
- Acousto-optics
- Topic 6:
- Interferometry
- Topic 7:
- Fiber optics
- Topic 8:
- Optical spectroscopy
- Topic 9:
- Other topics
- OPTIONAL TOPICS
- Topic 1:
- Lasers, detectors, optical ranging
- Topic 2:
- Optical polarization, modulation
- Topic 3:
- Heterodyne interferometry
- Topic 4:
- Optical fibers, fiber sensors
- Topic 5:
- Optical spectroscopy
- Links to exisiting web page for this course:
- Currently does not exist.
Prepared by Clayton Williams (8/31/99)