Course Identification

Electro-optics
20191152

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Prof. Roee Ozeri, Meir Alon
Lee Peleg

Course Schedule and Location

2019
Second Semester
Sunday, 11:15 - 13:00, Weissman, Auditorium

Tutorials
Monday, 16:15 - 17:00, Drori Auditorium
14/04/2019
21/07/2019

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

Physical Sciences: Lecture; Elective; 4.00 points
Chemical Sciences: Lecture; Elective; 3.00 points
Life Sciences (Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience Track): Lecture; Elective; 3.00 points
Life Sciences (Brain Sciences: Systems, Computational and Cognitive Neuroscience Track): Lecture; Elective; 3.00 points

Comments

N/A

Prerequisites

No

Restrictions

100

Language of Instruction

English

Attendance and participation

Expected and Recommended

Grade Type

Numerical (out of 100)

Grade Breakdown (in %)

50%
50%

Evaluation Type

Take-home exam

Scheduled date 1

19/08/2019
N/A
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The take home exam will be given on August 12th. Submission date- August 19th

Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

N/A

Syllabus

1.       Control theory

2.       Electronics

3.       Noise processes

4.       Electronic noise and Ground loops

5.       Optical detection

6.       CCD’s, single photon detectors

7.       Acousto-optic modulators; Electro-optic modulators

8.       Optical elements: polarization, coatings.

9.       Digital control: Arduino; FPGA

10.   Frequency sources quartz crystals, DDS and PLL

11.   Frequency stabilization of lasers to cavities

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:

Build electro-optic systems

Reading List

Course books:

Mostly:

Philip Hobbs's "Building Electro-Optical Systems: making it all work"
Katsuhiko Ogata "Modern Control Engineering"

And a little bit of:

Siegman "Lasers"
Yariv "Quantum electronics"
Henry Ott "Noise reduction techniques in electronic system"

Website

N/A