Optical Sensor Technology

 

 

 

 

 

 

MicTech Lab

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Instructor: Wei-Chih Wang, Ph.D.                                                
Grading: 1 credits
Class Time: MTWThF 10:00 to 12:00 1:00 to 3:00
       (Total of 18 Hours)

 

Objectives

The main goal of this course is to introduce engineers to the characteristics of light that can be used to accomplish a variety of engineering tasks especially in mechanical analysis. At the end of the course, students should be familiar with the range of possible applications for optics in mechanical measurement, and have a sense of how to evaluate the potential of optical methods vs. non-optical methods for any task.

 

 Topics

Review of Geometric Optics and Electromagnetic wave Theory

Introduction to fundamental of fiber optics and waveguide theory

Introduction to Light sources and photodetectors

Optical sensor techniques and applications: introduction to the basic concept of ntensity modulation, phase modulation, other optical techniques and their applciations.

 

 

Course Outline and Lecture Notes

Lecture 5 and 6  Fundamental of optical sensing: Fiber optics and waveguide theory

Lecture 7 and 8 Fundamental of optical sensing: Intensity modulation and Phase modulation

Lecture 9 and 10 Fundamental of optical sensing: Other techniques

Lecture 11 and 12 Bioimaging, biomedical sensing and biomechanical devices (Fourier, Raman, Fluorescent spectroscopy, Surface Plasmon Resonator, optical coherent tomography, confocal microscopy, endoscopy,  near field imaging, distributed force pressure sensing, clinical glove sensor, etc.)

 

Additional lecture notes

light source

photo detector

 

Design Projects:

Lecture 1 and 2: electrical switch application project

Lecture 7 and 8: intensity modulation and phase modulation applications project

Final Project

Reports must be submitted from each project at the end of the short course!