Module Overview

Part A – Advanced Optics

Part B – Applied Spectroscopy

Part C – Physics of Fluids

Students are required to complete two of the three available topics.  TU877 (DT222) may choose any of the three topics, TU879 (DT235) students must complete Applied Optics and Physics of Fluids

Part A – Advanced Optics

The Advanced Optics section will review the principles of Gaussian  Optics and introduce the Seidel aberrations and will outline techniques employed to minimise third order aberrations. Particular emphasis is placed on optical design concepts and issues arising in modern micro-optical design and manufacture. The emphasis is on a practical application of optical design theory with real examples throughout. On completion of this module the learner should be able to explain the fundamentals of refractive versus diffractive imaging systems and associated limitations.

Part B – Applied Spectroscopy

The applied spectroscopy part of the module will develop the idea of using light/radiation to probe the structure of materials. It will start with the basic principle of spectroscopy and then look at the specific types (e.g. UV/vis, raman, IR). The module will link the types of transitions (electronic, vibrational, rotational), the appropriate types of spectroscopy, the instruments and the applications. The module is a balance of theory, instrumentation and applications.

Part C – Physics of Fluids

The advanced module, Physics of Fluids, will illustrate how mechanical laws apply to fluids and enable students to calculate fluid motion in practical situations and to model complex systems such as blood flow. The concepts of mechanics with which the student is well familiar will be recast in the case of fluids and the student will be presented with numerous examples ranging from simplistic hydrostatic situations to fluid motion under pulsed forces. The emphasis throughout is on the practical application of theory and the course is largely defined through numerical examples