- Docente: Matteo Lombini
- Credits: 6
- SSD: FIS/01
- Language: Italian
- Moduli: Matteo Lombini (Modulo 1) Emiliano Diolaiti (Modulo 2) Fausto Cortecchia (Modulo 3)
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2) Traditional lectures (Modulo 3)
- Campus: Bologna
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Corso:
First cycle degree programme (L) in
Physics (cod. 9244)
Also valid for First cycle degree programme (L) in Physics (cod. 8007)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the student knows the basics of geometric, refractive and diffractive optics. The student also acquires the basis for the design of optical systems for advanced instrumentation in the field of scientific research and industrial applications
Course contents
Reflection and refraction
Dispersion and chromatism
Refractive index and absorption
Geometric optics
Optical systems: pupil, stop
Aberrations
Interference and Diffraction
Fourier optics
MTF and PSF
Elements of Systems Engineering
Tolerances in optical systems
Ray tracing
Telescopes
Lenses and microscopes
Spectroscopy and polarimetry
Interferometry
Coating and materials
"Non-imaging" optical systems
Adaptive optics
Readings/Bibliography
Materiale didattico fornito dal docente.
Eugene Hecht, Optics, Addison-Wesley.
Daniel J. Schroeder, Astronomical Optics, Academic Press.
Warren J. Smith, Modern Optical Engineering, McGraw Hill.
Teaching methods
Front lessons
Assessment methods
Oral exam
Teaching tools
Luminous blackboard. Projector.
Office hours
See the website of Matteo Lombini
See the website of Emiliano Diolaiti
See the website of Fausto Cortecchia