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482565-FS2023-0-Creative Engineering Lab I for Optical Engineering





Root number 482565
Semester FS2023
Type of course Group Laboratory
Allocation to subject Precision Engineering
Type of exam Presentation
Title Creative Engineering Lab I for Optical Engineering
Description Week 1 to 4
Focus on the basic skills in mechanics, optics, and electronics.

1. Mechanics
The students get insight in the traditional manufacturing processes of drilling, milling, turning, sawing, and filing as well as additive manufacturing processes.

2. Electronics
2.1 Safety Instruction

2.2 Manual Control
Basic introduction into the handling of a single board computer, building of basic hardware circuits on a breadboard and GPIO programming

2.3 Motion Control
Handling and controlling dc motor control, stepper motor and galvo motor with a single board computer.

2.4 Signal Detection and Amplification
Measurement of low voltage AC signals, basic introduction into soft soldering

2.5 Image Recording and Image Processing
Camera image record (CCD). Image analyzation. Image recognition. Read out information from image and use it for other application.

3. Optics
3.1 Laser Safety Instruction

3.2 Basic Skills I.
Handling optical components, Handling optomechanical components. Steering with laser beam, Lacing laser beam through iris diaphragm, Power/Energy measurement of different laser sources

3.3 Basic Skills II.
Basic knowledge of reflective optics, Basic knowledge of refractive optics, Collimate a point source Measurement of beam profile with beam profiler, Measurement of beam profile with knife edge method, Measurement of laser beam divergency

3.4 Basic Skills III.
Basic knowledge of diffractive optics, Basic knowledge of polarization optics, Basic knowledge of optical fibers, build a periscope and characterize the polarization, set up an alignment laser for infrared (invisible) light source, Build an adjustable attenuator

Week 5 to 14
Microscope course I.
Introduction to Optical Imaging Aberrations and Illumination

Microscope course II.
Köhler Illumination. Köhler, Conjugate Planes, and Darkfield Imaging.

Microscope course III.
The Abbe theory of image formation. Contrast methods and Abbe theory.

Microscope course IV.
Fluorescence Microscopy. Spectra and Filters.

Fourier optics course I.
Understand the Principles of Fourier Optics Using a 4f Optical Setup. Manipulate Images.

Fourier optics course II.
Investigate Formation and Manipulation of Images in the Context of a Microscope
Demonstrate Various Image Processing Techniques

Spectrometer course I.
Build a Grating-Based Spectrometer with different optical gratings. Build a Prism-Based spectrometer with an equilateral dispersing prism. Study the spectral makeup of the included white LED and different light sources.

Spectrometer course II. (C.-T.)
Build a Czerny-Turner Spectrometer. Perform quantitative absorption spectroscopy.

Michelson Interferometer course I.
Build and examine the properties of a Michelson interferometer. Examine the second output of the interferometer. Use the interferometer as a sensitive spectrometer.

Michelson Interferometer course II.
Generate white light interference. Learn how the interference pattern is affected by the coherence length of the source. Use the Interferometer to Measure the physical properties of materials refractive index of different materials. Thermal expansion coefficient of Al and Cu rods.
ILIAS-Link (Learning resource for course) Registrations are transmitted from CTS to ILIAS (no admission in ILIAS possible). ILIAS
Link to another web site
Lecturers Beat Neuenschwander, MSc Precision Engineering ✉
Sandra Maria Zwyssig, Creative Engineering LAB (CELAB) ✉
ECTS 12
Recognition as optional course possible No
Grading 1 to 6
 
Dates Monday 08:15-11:15 Weekly
Tuesday 08:15-11:15 Weekly
Wednesday 08:15-11:15 Weekly
Monday 11:30-13:00 Weekly
Tuesday 11:30-13:00 Weekly
Wednesday 11:30-13:00 Weekly
Monday 5/6/2023 00:00-23:55
 
Rooms
 
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