Lehrinhalte
The lecture covers topics in materials optics and gives an overview on how to use light in order to characterize materials. Conventional light microscopy methods are discussed with respect to their applications in (bio)materials science. Theoretical and practical aspects of modern super-resolution techniques are discussed.
Electromagnetic Waves at interfaces
The Lorentz model of dielectrics
Birefringence
Optical Anisotropy
Optical Activity, Electro Optics, and Magneto Optics
Paraxial Optics: Thin Lenses, Thick Lenses, and ABCD Formalism
Optical aberrations and stops
Optical devices
Widefield Microscopy
Differential Interference Contrast (DIC)
Polarisation microscopy
Fluorescence microscopy
Confocal Microscopy
Super resolution microscopy Beating Abbes limit
2-photon excitation
4Pi-microscopy: Looking at the specimen from both sides
Structured illumination microscopy (SIM)
Stimulated emission depletion (STED) microscopy
Stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy (STORM) or (fluorescence) photoactivation localization microscopy ((F)PALM)
Scanning nearfield optical microscopy (SNOM/NSOM)
Raman Microscopy
Literature
Eugene Hecht, Optics, Pearson, 5th Ed 2017
John Ferraro et al., Introductory Raman Spectroscopy, Academic Press, 2nd Ed. 2003
Jerome Mertz, Introduction to Optical Microscopy, Roberts and Co., 2009
Jörg Haus, Optische Mikroskopie: Funktionsweise und Kontrastierverfahren, Wiley-VCH 2014
Outcomes
Students understand the interaction of electromagnetic waves with ordered materials, in particular with non-isotropic materials in terms of polarization, electro- and magneto optics, optical activity and photon-phonon interaction. The student is able to design a simple optical device in order to perform optical measurements on materials, in terms of defining position and quality of lenses, filters, stops, mirrors, light sources and detectors. The student is able to handle a light microscope in order to achieve a homogenously exposed image with high contrast of typical specimen in (bio)materials science. The student understands the reason for Abbes resolution limit and knows how this limitation can be overcome in specific cases. The student is able to choose the appropriate super-resolution technique for a specific problem in (bio)materials science.
The lecture covers topics in materials optics and gives an overview on how to use light in order to characterize materials. Conventional light microscopy methods are discussed with respect to their applications in (bio)materials science. Theoretical and practical aspects of modern super-resolution techniques are discussed.
Electromagnetic Waves at interfaces
The Lorentz model of dielectrics
Birefringence
Optical Anisotropy
Optical Activity, Electro Optics, and Magneto Optics
Paraxial Optics: Thin Lenses, Thick Lenses, and ABCD Formalism
Optical aberrations and stops
Optical devices
Widefield Microscopy
Differential Interference Contrast (DIC)
Polarisation microscopy
Fluorescence microscopy
Confocal Microscopy
Super resolution microscopy Beating Abbes limit
2-photon excitation
4Pi-microscopy: Looking at the specimen from both sides
Structured illumination microscopy (SIM)
Stimulated emission depletion (STED) microscopy
Stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy (STORM) or (fluorescence) photoactivation localization microscopy ((F)PALM)
Scanning nearfield optical microscopy (SNOM/NSOM)
Raman Microscopy
Literature
Eugene Hecht, Optics, Pearson, 5th Ed 2017
John Ferraro et al., Introductory Raman Spectroscopy, Academic Press, 2nd Ed. 2003
Jerome Mertz, Introduction to Optical Microscopy, Roberts and Co., 2009
Jörg Haus, Optische Mikroskopie: Funktionsweise und Kontrastierverfahren, Wiley-VCH 2014
Outcomes
Students understand the interaction of electromagnetic waves with ordered materials, in particular with non-isotropic materials in terms of polarization, electro- and magneto optics, optical activity and photon-phonon interaction. The student is able to design a simple optical device in order to perform optical measurements on materials, in terms of defining position and quality of lenses, filters, stops, mirrors, light sources and detectors. The student is able to handle a light microscope in order to achieve a homogenously exposed image with high contrast of typical specimen in (bio)materials science. The student understands the reason for Abbes resolution limit and knows how this limitation can be overcome in specific cases. The student is able to choose the appropriate super-resolution technique for a specific problem in (bio)materials science.
- Lehrende: Robert Stark
Semester: SoSe 2020