Description

\\ Modern optical metrology with emphasis on non-destructive testing; Fourier optics; Moiré and polarization methods; classic and holographic interferometry; speckle techniques; fringe analysis.

Description

\\ Modern optical metrology with emphasis on non-destructive testing; Fourier optics; Moiré and polarization methods; classic and holographic interferometry; speckle techniques; fringe analysis.

Course Outline

  1. Moiré \& Ronchi
    • Grating Interferometry
    • Geometric Moiré
    • In-plane, Out-of-plane
    • Lab: Reflection Moiré

  2. Autocollimation
    • Parallelism
    • Prisms
    • Lenses
    • Lab: Angle and Distance

  3. Dual Beam Spectroscopy
    • Integrating Spheres
    • Calibration
    • Scattering
    • Lab: Turbid media

  4. Dynamic Light Scattering
    • Static Light Scattering
    • Correlation
    • g_1 and g_2
    • Lab: Particle size

  5. Ellipsometry
    • Polarization
    • Fresnel
    • \tan\psi \& \Delta
    • Lab: Coatings

  6. Photoelasticity
    • Polarization
    • Phase Measurement
    • Phase Unwrapping
    • Lab: Stress Analysis

  7. Speckle Methods
    • Speckle Effect
    • Speckle Size
    • Speckle Correlation
    • Lab: Speckle Statistics

  8. Fizeau Interferometer
    • Fizeau's experiment
    • Test surfaces
    • Computer generated holograms
    • Lab: Zygo Interferometer

  9. Lidar
    • Time of Flight
    • Edge detection
    • In plane measurement
    • Lab: Distances

  10. Acousto-Optical Modulation
    • Gratings
    • Bragg Angle
    • Bandwidth
    • Lab: Particle Velocity