Information Package

Ph.D. on Defence Technologies and Systems

STS620

OPTICS AND PHOTONICS

Course Code
STS620
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelDoctorate Of Science
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Understands the basics of optics.
  2. Learn the laws of physics behind the laws of optics.
  3. Learns about optical-based technologies used today.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Componentsnone
Course DescriptionDefinitions of Electro-Optik System, Fundamentals of Electro-Optik Systems, Solid State image Sensors (CCD/CMOS,Bolometreler,), (Passive) Night Vision Systems/Devices, Thermal imaging Sensors/Devices/Systems, Special cameras and applications, ICCD/ICMOS Cameras and High Tech. applications, Imaging with active laser, Guidance with laser, Imaging IR Guidance, MTF of electro-optical systems and cascade property of MTF, MTF and Resolution, MTF and limiting spatial frequency, Aktive imaging systems applications, Effects of outdoor measurements in electro-optics systems.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Brief history of light, basic concepts, wavelength, frequency and energy, photons, electromagnetic spectrum
2nd Week Introduction to geometric optics: Huygens principle, Fermat's principle, laws of refraction and reflection, Gaussian and Newton's equations
3rd Week Image formation in convergent and divergent lenses Object image conjugate
4th Week Plane mirrors, image formation in concave and convex mirrors, prism systems, Working principles of telescope, Microscope systems
5th Week Working principles of the human eye, visual defects, myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism
6th Week Wave distortion theory of light: Color effects; Chromatic aberration, rays and structure of wavefronts
7th Week Wave theory of light: wave equations, harmonic waves, plane waves, spherical waves, EM waves, polarization of light
8th Week Midterm exam
9th Week Beam interference of light, Fresnel diffraction, Fresnel Kirchoff Diffraction integral, Fraunhofer far field diffraction, the concept of resolution in imaging systems
10th Week Working principles of optical holography, Applications in current technology
11th Week Fiber optic cables, propagation of light in an optical waveguide, fiber optic sensors, principles of fiber optic communication
12th Week Working principles of lasers, resonator architecture, laser types
13th Week Optical absorption and transmission in dense media, optical density filters
14th Week Presentations
Recommended or Required ReadingOptics 4th Ed., Eugene Hecht, Addison-Wesley, 2001, ISBN: 978-0805385663
Fundamentals of Photonics,B. A. Saleh and C. Teich, John Wiley and Sons, 2007 ISBN: 978-0-471-35832-9
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Questions/Answers
  • Lecture
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Project 1 30
Total(%) 60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 8 112
Preparation for Final exam 1 60 60
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 25 25
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework 2 28 56
Total Work Load299
Total Work Load / 30 (h)9.96
ECTS Credit of the Course10
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
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