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Course Outline
- Introduction to the interactions of light with matter.
- Photoelectric effect. Photoconductivity.
- Light detectors.
- Optical components: LEDs, liquid crystals (principles of operation and applications),
- Phototransistors and photodiodes.
- Optical fibers: Principles of operation and applications in medical technology.
- Laser: Principles of operation, optical cavities, applications in medicine.
- Special photometry issues.
- Laser Safety: Risks, Hazards and control measures