CO5Thin layers optics: introduction
New program
Level: Basic
Audience:
Senior technicians or engineers wishing to specify, design, realize, characterize or use optical thin film components
Prerequisites:
None
Language of the training: French
Maximum capacity: 12
Price: 1100 € HT -
Duration: 2 days - 14 h
Objectives
- Understand the physical principles of optical components based on thin layers
- Learn to establish a specification for the different optical thin film components
- Design stacks of thin optical layers for simple functions
- Estimate the robustness of a component with respect to experimental errors and associated production efficiency
- Choose an appropriate filing or characterization method to address a specific problem
Addressed topics
Fundamental principles of thin optical layers
Optical functions: Anti-glare, multi-dielectric mirrors, filters, dichroic, separators, polarizers
Thin film deposition technique (PVD and CVD methods)
Characterization methods for optical thin films
The program
Fundamentals of optical thin films
- Calculations of optical properties of thin films
- Thin film deposits: comparison of the main methods
- Optical thin film analysis techniques
Optical thin film coatings design
- Materials for subtrates and thin layers
- The main optical thin film components
- Specification and optimization of optical coatings
- Control of optical coatings
Put into practice with simulation software
- Numerical simulation of the main optical functions
- Optimization of optical thin film coatings to meet specifications
Methodology and assessment
Lectures and exercises
Practical work on a computer and visit of a of Thin Layer Optics laboratory
Pedagogical manager(s):
- Franck Delmotte - Professor at Institut d'Optique
