OPTI 380B

7/06

OPTI 380B. Intermediate Optics Laboratory II (1). Diffraction gratings, spatial filtering, Fourier optics and imaging filtering, electronics (basic analytic instruments, linear and non-linear circuit elements, transistors, op-amps, active filters, oscillators, voltage regulators, logic, gates and flip-flops, counters, data converters, interfacing with Lab View, and data acquisition using microcontrollers). P or CR, Opti 330, 340, 360.

Course Objectives:

Lab 1- Basic Electronic Instrumentation and Circuit Construction
· Soldering, breadboards, digital multi-meters, oscilloscopes, basic electronic
measurements

Lab 2- Introduction to LabVIEW Programming
· Basic programming techniques in LabVIEW

Lab 3- Instrument Control Using LabVIEW
· Basic control of instruments using LabVIEW

Lab 4- Linear and Non-linear Circuit Elements
· Oscilloscope probes, measurement of capacitance, inductance, and impedance

Lab 5- Physical Optics Lab—Diffraction Gratings
· Reflection and transmission gratings, blaze angle

Lab 6- Introduction to Operational Amplifiers: Basic Circuits
· Open-loop gain, inverting and non-inverting amplifiers, followers, current source, current-to-voltage converter (Trans-impedance amplifier for optical detectors)

Lab 7- Physical Optics Lab

Lab 8- Op-amp Circuits: Active Filters, Oscillators, Voltage Regulators, Analog Interfaces to Opto-electronic Devices
· High and low-pass filters, active filters, voltage regulators

Lab 9- Physical Optics Lab—Aberrations and the Airy Disk
· Diffraction-limited performance, Effect of 3-order aberrations on the Airy Disk

Lab 10-Digital Logic: Combinatorial (gates, flip-flops)
· Truth tables, TTL levels, exclusive OR gates, BCD decoders

Lab 11-Pysical Optics Lab—Computer Generated Holograms (CGH)
· Computer generation of a CGH pattern, manufacture of a CGH using the Maskless Lithography Tool (MLT) at the Optical Sciences College

Lab 12-Digital Logic: Sequential (counters, binary arithmetic)

· Flip flops, counters

Lab 13-Data Converters and Interfacing
· A/D and D/A converters, PLL as a frequency multiplier

Lab 14-Data Acquisition and Signal Processing
· GPIB bus, sampling rates, aliasing

Class/Laboratory Schedule:

One 3-hour lab session per week, 14 lab sessions in the semester.
One 50-minute recitation session per week.

Requirements:

1. Dr. Michael Nofziger, Meinel Bldg. Room 412A, 626-8363, nofziger@optics.arizona.edu

2. Office Hours: T (3-5pm), W (3-5pm)

3. Course Objectives and Expected Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this course, each student should:
- be able to apply the optical principles discussed in OPTI 330 and OPTI 360.
- be able to clearly and accurately summarize and communicate experimental procedures
and results, in a lab notebook.
- be proficient with data handling and analysis, using a computer.
- learn common optical methods and procedures that are routinely used in the optics
industry.
- understand the safe and proper handling of basic optical equipment.

4. Grade Policies:

Lab Notebook 60%
Pre- and Post-Lab Questions 20%
Final Analysis 15%
Unannounced quizzes 5%

5. Course Policies:

Attendance Policy:
It is important to attend all lab recitation sessions, as what is discussed provides the theoretical and experimental background for the next lab. If you must be absent, it is your responsibility to obtain and review the information you missed. Unannounced quizzes will be given to encourage attendance, and to help you gauge your progress in learning the material.

Attendance for all of your scheduled lab sessions is mandatory. If you miss a lab session, it may not be made up unless you have a documented medical or family emergency. Quizzes may not be made up for any reason.

6. Textbook: (none required—notes available on-line)

7. Examinations and Final Analysis:

A detailed lab notebook is to be maintained for each lab session. The Final Analysis
is a written report (2-3 pages) due at the end of the semester. It is a "critical analysis" of specific misunderstandings, misconceptions or things you had trouble learning about.

8. Required extracurricular activities: (none)

9. Special materials for the class:

A lab notebook is required. All equipment for labs will be provided.