BIOPHOTONICS LABORATORY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: PHYSICS 202 , 208 , 248 , MED PHYS/PHYSICS 265 , E C E 320 , 434 , or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and use optical tools and instruments and construct optical imaging systems Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Measure optical resolution and summarize parameters, such as optical aberrations, illumination and collecting optical system settings, that affect resolution in optical imaging Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Implement Kohler illumination, identify conjugate planes and illustrate Abbe theory of image formation on a hands-on optical hardware Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Measure contrast in different microscopy techniques and identify parameters that contribute to signal-to-background Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Measure and analyze light spectra using filters and spectrometers to identify different light sources, and nanoparticle and light interactions Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Follow and implement written experiment protocols, collect, and analyze data, and write coherent reports presenting experimental findings Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Identify and evaluate an optical imaging setup that was developed in a recently published journal article applying knowledge that was learned in class Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and use optical tools and instruments and construct optical imaging systems Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Measure optical resolution and summarize parameters, such as optical aberrations, illumination and collecting optical system settings, that affect resolution in optical imaging Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Implement Kohler illumination, identify conjugate planes and illustrate Abbe theory of image formation on a hands-on optical hardware Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Measure contrast in different microscopy techniques and identify parameters that contribute to signal-to-background Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Measure and analyze light spectra using filters and spectrometers to identify different light sources, and nanoparticle and light interactions Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Follow and implement written experiment protocols, collect, and analyze data, and write coherent reports presenting experimental findings Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Identify and evaluate an optical imaging setup that was developed in a recently published journal article applying knowledge that was learned in class Audience: Graduate