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PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Effective Term:
OPS
201LB
Credit Hours: 1.00
Full Academic Year 2017/18
Geometrical and Instrumental Optics I Laboratory
Lecture Periods:
Lab Periods: 4.00
Description:
Cleaning optics, measuring refractive indices, reflection, deviating prisms, scanners, ideal imaging, thin lenses,
thick lenses, Gaussian reduction, and throughput.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 110IN, MAT 220, 231, and PHY 210IN.
Corequisite(s): OPS 201.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
1.
Describe basic mechanical measurement techniques and proper cleaning of optical elements.
2.
Apply Snell’s law and reflection to various optical systems.
3.
Describe the use of various types of prisms, scanners, and lenses.
4.
Discuss the use of thick lenses and the nodal slide to make thick lens measurements.
5.
Describe the camera lens and the operating principles of a camera.
6.
Describe radiometry and its use in optical systems.
7.
Summarize and communicate experimental procedures and results.
8.
Calculate statistics using basic data handling and analysis techniques.
9.
Identify common optical methods and procedures that are routinely used in the optics industry.
10. Discuss the safe and proper handling of basic optical equipment.
Outline:
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Introduction
A.
Basic Mechanical Measurement Techniques
B.
Proper Cleaning of Optical Elements
Refractive Index and Snell’s Law
A.
Total Internal Reflection
B.
Pfund’s Method
C.
Microscope Method
D.
Deviation by a Plane Parallel Plate
Reflection
A.
Reflection from Planar Surfaces
B.
Image Parity
C.
Periscope
D.
Kaleidoscopes
E.
Signaling Mirrors
Prisms
A.
Deviation
B.
Right Angle Prism
C.
Porro Prism
D.
Porro-Prism Combination
E.
Amici Prism
F.
Penta Prism
G. Dove Prism
H.
Cube Corner
Scanners
A.
Angle Doubling
B.
Scan Patterns of Supermarket Scanners
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
XI.
XII.
XIII.
C.
Laser Printer
D.
Laser Light Show
Ideal Imaging
A.
Pinhole Imaging
B.
Lens Imaging
C.
Image Quality
D.
F-Number
E.
Depth of Focus
Thin Lenses
A.
Object-Image Relationships
B.
Method of Conjugates
C.
The Spherometer
D.
Double Pinhole Method
E.
Autocollimation
The Eye
A.
Anatomy and Geometrical Optics of the Human Eye
B.
Refractive Error
C.
Light Response
D.
Accomodation
E.
Blind Spot
F.
Dissection of Animal Eyes
Thick Lenses I – The Nodal Slide
Gaussian Reduction
A.
The Telephoto Lens
B.
Gaussian Reduction of Multiple-Lens Systems
C.
Cardinal Points Using the Nodal Slide
Thick Lenses II
A.
Newtonian Distance
B.
The Focometer
The Camera Lens
A.
Cardinal Points Using the Nodal Slide
B.
Relation to the Camera Body
Radiometry
A.
The Camera Lens
B.
Throughput vs. F/#