The course introduces students to the functions of basic optical instruments and shows their applications.

1. Human eye and vision, eye characteristics, aberrations.
2. Microscope: Abbe type, stereo, confocal, slit lamp
3. Microscope: polarization, fluorescent, interference contrast; phase specimens
4. Collimator, autocollimator. Surveying telescopes, periscope, binoculars. Focusing system.
5. Reflecting telescopes, astronomical telescopes
6. Astronomical telescopes´ mounts. Large telescopes, segmented mirrors.
7. Reflection optics´ aberrations, corrections. Catadioptric systems.
8. Varifocal optical systems (zoom).
9. Camera - anatomy, types.
10. Camera: lens types, autofocus systems.
11. System of colours, colour mixing.
12. Projectors, colour combining systems.

Problems and laboratory work related to lectures. A tour to an observatory.

Williams Ch., Becklund O.: Optics: A Short Courese for Engineers and Scientists, Wiley, 1972
Kingslake R.: Optical System Design, Academic Press, London, 1983
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magnifying lens,microscope, telescope, zoom, camera, reflective optics