Optics Laboratory
| Title | ΕΡΓΑΣΤΗΡΙΟ ΟΠΤΙΚΗΣ / Optics Laboratory |
| Code | ΓΘΥ3502 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Physics |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Ioannis Arvanitidis |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600021815 |
Programme of Study: PROGRAMMA SPOUDŌN 2022
Registered students: 103
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Academic Year | 2024 – 2025 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600260357
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Course Type 2021
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600260357
- At the Website of the School: https://www.physics.auth.gr/courses/154
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=6169, https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=14168
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
Required Courses
- ΓΘΥ3501 Laboratory Exercises in Physics
- ΗΥΥ6501 Applied Informatics Laboratory
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Handle basic optical instruments and devices safely and accurately.
- Design and conduct experiments related to phenomena in geometrical and wave optics.
- Collect, analyze, and interpret experimental data related to optical phenomena.
- Evaluate experimental results in relation to theoretical expectations and identify sources of error.
- Document experimental findings through well-structured and technically accurate laboratory reports.
- Collaborate effectively in teams during experimental work and develop skills in scientific observation and reasoning.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Generate new research ideas
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
- Introduction
- Light Interference: Interference from nearly monochromatic sources (lasers), pseudo-monochromatic sources (spectral lamps), and natural light sources (incandescent lamps), based on specific interferometers (Lloyd’s mirror, Newton’s rings, Michelson interferometer – theory of partial coherence of light).
- Light Diffraction: Fraunhofer and Fresnel diffraction from monochromatic, pseudo-monochromatic, and natural light sources through various apertures (holes, slits, gratings) using a diffractometer setup, determination of the wavelengths of spectral lines from lamps using a grating spectroscope.
- Geometrical Optics: Study of the fundamental laws of geometrical optics (linear propagation, reflection, refraction) and their basic applications in the operation of lenses (thin and thick lenses, converging and diverging lenses, lens systems, aberrations).
- Light Polarization: Generation, analysis, and detection of various polarization states (linear, circular, and elliptical polarization); polarization by reflection and refraction in dielectrics; double refraction in anisotropic crystals.
- Light Dispersion and Absorption: Study of the dispersion using prisms; transmission and absorption spectra of colored glasses; effect of thickness and spectral distribution on light absorption.
Keywords
Interference, Diffraction, Polarization, Geometrical Optics, Imaging, Dispersion, Absorption
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
- Automatic experimental data acquisition by interfacing detectors and PCs.
- Graphical presentation of experimental data by using commercial software packages e.g. Origin, Excel, Mathematica.
- Fitting experimental results with appropriate theoretical expressions using Origin, Excel, Mathematica.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 10 | 0.3 | ✓ | ||
| Laboratory Work | 70 | 2.3 | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 35 | 1.2 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exams | 5 | 0.2 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 120 | 4 |
Student Assessment
Description
Oral and written exam during the Laboratory sessions, written report, final written and experimental exam.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
- Report (Formative, Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Εργαστηριακά Θέματα Οπτικής, Αγγελακέρης Μαυροειδής, Αρβανιτίδης Ιωάννης, Βανίδης Ευάγγελος, Βες Σωτήριος, Βίγκα Ελένη, Βουρουτζής Νικόλαος, Γιώτη Μαρία, Κατσικίνη Μαρία, 2012, Έκδοση: 1η, Εκδόσεις: Ζήτη (Εύδοξος: 22768467)
Additional bibliography for study
Σημειώσεις Ε. Βανίδη
Last Update
23-07-2025
