Diffraction Course
Gain mastery in diffraction principles for optical sensor design. Explore Fresnel and Fraunhofer regimes, Airy disk patterns, slit diffraction models, and FFT propagation techniques to accurately predict spot sizes, optimise aperture dimensions, and confirm setups through numerical simulations and real-world experiments in physics applications.

flexible workload of 4 to 360h
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What will I learn?
This practical Diffraction Course equips you with tools to analyse and design aperture configurations confidently. Cover wave optics fundamentals, Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction regimes, Fresnel number calculations. Model slits and circular apertures, forecast central lobe widths on detectors, select optimal dimensions, and verify with simulations and simple experiments.
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Develop skills
- Master diffraction regimes to swiftly choose between Fresnel and Fraunhofer for setups.
- Calculate slit and Airy patterns to forecast minima, lobe widths, and detector spots.
- Design apertures efficiently for target sensor coverage at 0.5 m distance.
- Use Fresnel number to assess approximation accuracy and select analytic or numeric methods.
- Simulate beams and validate results using FFT propagation for precise lobe measurements.
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