Mechanical Engineering
MTF054 Physical optics 3.0 ECTS credits
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General information about studying at Luleå University
TIMEPERIOD: Q II
LANGUAGE: English/Swedish
EXAMINER
Lars Benckert Univ lekt
PREREQUISITES
One of MAM039 - 048.
COURSE AIM
The course will give the student a knowledge about physical optics and its applications in engineering.
CONTENTS
Interference of light. Fraunhofer and Fresnel diffraction. Polarisation. Birefringence. Interferometry, holography and other applications. Measurement by optical techniques.
TEACHING
Lectures, demonstrations and laboratory work.
EXAMINATION
Written examination which comprises both conceptual questions as well as ordinary problems, at the end of the course. Passed laboratory course is mandatory.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: 3, 4, 5
ITEMS AND CREDITS
Laboratory work 0.0 ECTS
Written exam 3.0 ECTS
COURSE LITERATURE
F L Pedrotti & L S Pedrotti: Introduction to Optics, Prentice-Hall international edition, 1993.
ISBN 0-13-016973-0.
Laboratory instructions (in Swedish) LUTH
REMARKS
This course can not be combined with the course MTF059 Optics.
Last modified 97-03-05
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