Master of Science ECTS Information Package Modules · Assessment Oral presentation and one of written report, poster, experimental work Lecturer Neu ECTS points 5 Aim The course will

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Engineering Physics Master of Science

ECTS Information Package Modules

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(Academic Year 2001/02)

Please note: Contents of lectures are subject to change due to improvement of the programme or development of the subjects. In particular lectures in “subject of specialization”, “Mandatory field of choice in a subsidiary subject”, “Mandatory field of choice in Applied Physics/ Engineering”, and “Mandatory field of choice in Engineering” are continuously improved. This brochure is valid for the academic year 2001/01.

Module 1 st Semester 2 nd Semester 3 rd Semester 4 th Semester

Hydrodynamics 4 Statistical Physics 6 Seminar in Theoretical Physics 2

Physics

Quantum Mechanics 6 Solid State Physics 4

Subject of Specialization 8 Specialization

Mandatory field of choice in Applied Physics 4

Advanced topics in subject of specialization 4

Engineering Mandatory field of choice in Engineering 8 Mandatory field of choice in a subsidiary subject 6

Laboratory / Thesis Laboratory Project 4 Laboratory Project 4 Thesis

Table of Study Programme of Master of Science (numbers indicate hours per week per semester [SWS])

Choices in “subject of specialization“ (12 SWS) § Laser Technology § Biomedical Physics § Sound & Vibration

Mandatory field of choice in Applied Physics (4 SWS) subjects approved by the examination board, currently: § Photonics § Surface Physics § Applied Solid State Physics § Environmental Physics § Low-temperature Physics § Physical Oceanography § Physics of Renewable Energy

Mandatory field of choice in a subsidiary subject (6 SWS), subject with relation to the Master of Science, approved by the examination board, currently: § Astrophysics § Technology Assessment § Management

Mandatory field of choice in Engineering” (8 SWS) subjects approved by the examination board, currently: § Communication Technology § Real-time Systems § Embedded Systems § Micro Systems Engineering § Robotics

Module SWS ECTS Physics 22 30 Specialization 16 20 Engineering 14 16 Laboratory Project 8 10 sum 60 76 Thesis 44 total 120

Master of Science 1st Semester 3

Degree Master of Science Module Physics Component Hydrodynamics General Information

Type Lecture Contact time 3 hrs/week lecture, 1 hr/week tutorial Term Winter Prerequesites BSc/Beng Assessment 1 hr written exam Lecturer Peinke ECTS points 6

Aim Fundamental knowledge in fluid mechanics

Contents • Introduction • The concept of a fluid • Thermodynamics properties of a fluid • Equation of state • Hydrostatics • Equilibrium of a fluid element • Buoyancy and stability • Hydrostatic forces on the plane and curved surfaces • Pressure measurement • Exercises • Hydrodynamics • Continuity equation • Local and convective quantities • Euler equation • Navier Stokes equation • Bernoulli equation application • The linear momentum equation • Sudden expansion • Exercises • Dynamics of viscous fluids • Couvette flows shear stress • Hagen-Poisieulle flow • Dimensional analysis and similarity • Flow around solid bodies • Forces caused by flows on solid bodies • Simple airfoil theory • Plain Potential Flows • Kutta Joukowsky lift theorem


Degree Master of Science Module Physics Component Quantum Mechanics General Information

Type Lecture Contact time 4 hrs/week lecture, 2 hr/week tutorial Term Winter Prerequesites BSc/BEng Assessment 2 hr written exam or 0.5 hr oral exam Lecturer Holthaus ECTS points 8

Aim Understanding quantum mechanics

Contents

• Wellenfunktionen und Unschaerfeprinzip • Schroedinger Gleichung, Eigenfunktionen und Eigenwerte • Eindimensionale Beipiele • Operatoren und Symmetrien • Drehimpuls und Spin • Wasserstoffatom • relativistische Quantenmechanik • Stoerungstheorie • Strahlung


Degree Master of Science Module Specialization Component Laser Technology

Laser Development (basic) General Information

Type Lecture Contact time 4 hrs/week lecture Term Winter Prerequisites BSc/Beng Assessment Oral presentation and one of written report, poster,

experimental work Lecturer Struve ECTS points 5

Aim Theoretical and practical knowledge of the design of optical, mechanical and electrical laser components, as well as of norms and regulations

Contents • Basics of a development: Specifications, norms, safety regulations • Laser components: Resonator, power supply, cooling system, peripherals • Resonator design laser medium, pump configuration, mode selection • Optical components: Q-switching, mode locking, wavelength tuning, nonlinear elements • Laboratory work



Laser communication technology (basic) General Information


experimental work Lecturer Brückner ECTS points 5

Aim Theoretical knowledge of laser applications in the transmission and treatment of data and information

Contents • Optical waves in matter • deviation, refraction and reflection of optical waves • planar film waveguides • various waveguiding structures • theory of optical fibers • dispersion • attenuation in optical fibers • some principles of optical communications • fabrication of optical fibers • optical sources (laser diodes, special laser diodes) • semiconductor detectors • optical fiber amplifiers and lasers • optical couplers • fiber Bragg gratings • modulators • optical connections (connectors, splicing) • optoelectronic integration


Degree Master of Science Module Specialization Component Biomedical Physics

Medical Image Processing General Information


experimental work Lecturer Neu ECTS points 5

Aim The course will demonstrate to the student the theoretical background, mode of operation and practical application of systems designed to image either anatomy or physiological function using ionising radiation. It will also introduce the student to the methods by which images can be processed and assessed.

Contents • General concepts of imaging,

Different types of imaging, relative importance, summary of course and its aims, objectives and methods of assessment. • Sources

Diagnostic x-ray beams, outline of thick target theory, target types, spectral components and tube design. Radionuclide production, cyclotrons, generators and reactor production. Decay schemes, alpha, beta and gamma decay.

• X- and gamma ray interactions Revision of interactions in the patient and detector system relevant to imaging systems.

• Detectors for X-ray imaging X-ray film, physical properties of, derivation of characteristic curve and dependence of performance on variables in manufacture. Film/screen combinations, physical properties of, speed, rare earth screens, dose reduction. Image intensifiers, construction and mode of operation, Electrostatic detectors, multiwire proportional chambers and CCDs.

• X-ray systems and techniques Improving contrast in x-ray diagnosis, contrast media, subtraction radiography, controlling scatter, digital subtraction, tomography, computed tomography, gantry design, methods of image reconstruction.

• Detectors for nuclear medicine Scintillation detectors, photomultiplier tubes and associated electronics, pulse height spectrum, SCA and MCA. Gamma camera, construction and corrections.

• Systems and techniques in nuclear medicine The nuclear medicine computer, static images, list and frame mode, dynamic images, gated images, SPECT, scatter and attenuation, PET. Applications.

• Counting statistics, A to D conversion. Resolution, PSF, LSF and ERF, MTF. Contrast, subject, film and radiographic contrast, contrast enhancement and restoration. Distortion, geometrical and spatial frequency distortion, non linearity. Noise, quantum noise, granularity, autocorrelation function and Wiener spectrum.

• Image processing Feature extraction, matched filtering.


Degree Master of Science Module Specialization Component Sound and vibration

Structure borne sound General Information

Type Lecture Contact time 4 hrs/week lecture Term Winter Prerequisites BSc/BEng; Introduction to sound and vibration Assessment 1 hr written exam Lecturer Mellert ECTS points 5

Aim By introducing the principles and laws governing the generation, transmission and radiation of structureborne sound

Contents • Mechanisms for the generation of vibration and sound in structures. • Simple resonators and models for damping mechanisms. • Concepts of mobility and mechanical impedance. • Vibro-acoustic measurement techniques. • Introduction to applied signal analysis (spectral analysis, estimation of transfer functions, etc). • The generation of vibration and sound waves in solids and structures (structureborne sound). • Longitudinal waves and bending waves in beams and plates. • Analytical and statistical methods for calculating structureborne sound and transmission in complex structures. • Vibration isolation, attenuation and damping of structureborne sound in equipment and machinery. • Sound radiation from vibrating structures (plates, cylinders, cabinets, etc). • Active control and damping of vibration and sound radiation. • Principles for altering the transmission and radiation properties of structures.



Electroacoustic transducers General Information

Type Lecture Contact time 4 hrs/week lecture Term Winter Prerequisites BSc/BEng; Introduction to sound and vibration Assessment 1 hr written exam Lecturer Mellert ECTS points 5

Aim To give knowledge on acoustics and electroacoustic components and systems in such a way as to make it possible to understand and evaluate the acoustic aspects of communication systems as well as the use of electroacoustic transducers. Moreover, to reach understanding of basic problematics and methods that are relevant for audio engineering

Contents • Analogies between mechanical, acoustical and electrical systems. • Transducers: loudspeakers, microphones and accelerometers; theory, construction, directivity, radiation, measurements and

calibration. • Earphones: Head transducer interaction • Transducers used in hearing aids


Degree Master of Science Module Specialization Component Mandatory field of choice in Applied Physics General Information

Type Lecture Contact time 4 hrs/week Term Summer or Winter Prerequisites BSc/BEng Assessment 1 hr written exam Lecturer ECTS points 5

Aim Rounding out the knowledge of the selected field of specialization in one of the following topics:

§ Photonics § Surface Physics § Applied Solid State Physics § Environmental Physics § Low-temperature Physics § Physical Oceanography § Physics of Renewable Energy

Contents Lectures have to be selected from the offers of the research groups in applied physics or engineering.


Degree Master of Science Module Engineering Component Mandatory field of choice Engineering

Photonics General Information

Type Lecture Contact time 4 hrs/week lecture Term Summer Prerequisites BSc/BEng Assessment 1 hr written exam Lecturer Gülker ECTS points 5

Aim Knowledge of advances and methods of modern optics called photonics

Contents • Principle of Fermat, geometrical optics, refractive optical elements, aberations, raytracing, light waves, gaussian optics,

polarisation, photonics, interactions between light and solids, fibre optics, linear/nonlinear optics, magnetical optics, acoustical optics, coherence, interference, phase measurement, diffraction, diffractive optical elements, optical image processing, (digital) holography, photo detectors, measurement of radiations


Degree Master of Science Module Engineering Component Mandatory field of choice in Engineering General Information

Type Lecture Contact time 2 x 4hrs/week Term Summer or Winter Prerequisites BSc/BEng Assessment 2 x 1 hr written exam or 2 x 0.5 hr oral exam Lecturer ECTS points 5 + 5

Aim Rounding out the knowledge of the selected field of specialization in two of the following topics:

§ Communication Technology § Real-Time Systems § Embedded Systems § Micro Systems Engineering § Robotics

Contents Lectures have to be selected from the offers of the research groups in applied physics or engineering.


Degree Master of Science Module Engineering Component Mandatory field of choice in Engineering

Communication Technology General Information

Type Lecture Contact time 4 hrs/week lecture Term Winter Prerequisites BSc/BEng; Signal processing Assessment 1 hr written exam Lecturer Brückner ECTS points 5

Aim Learning mathematical concepts to describe communication channels. Getting familiar with standard communication devices. Learning about modulation techniques.

Contents

• bandwidth Modulation: Frequency translation, sidebands, baseband, DSB-SC, modulation/demodulation, Amplitude modulation, percentage modulation, power in a.m., demodulation (a.m.), modulators/demodulators (DSB-SC), switching mixers, distortion, non-linear modulators. The superheterodyne receiver. SSB modulation, filter method, phase method, SSB demodulation, VSB, t.v. transmission (brief example), wideband and narrowband FM, PM, modulators and demodulators, pre-empphasis, de-emphasis, FDM.

• Digital modulation: Sampling theorem, Nyquist rate, aliasing, pulse modulation, TDM, PAM, PWM, PPM, quantization, quantization error, SNR (quant. noise), DPCM, delta modulation, adaptive delta modulation, digital transmission, intersymbol interference, ASK, FSK, PSK, DPSK.


Degree Master of Science Module Engineering Component Mandatory field of choice Engineering

Micro Systems Engineering General Information

Type Lecture Contact time 4 hrs/week lecture Term Summer Prerequisites BSc/BEng Assessment 1 hr written exam Lecturer Fatikow ECTS points 5

Aim Introduction to Microsystems

Contents • Die Mikrorobotik und Mikrosystemtechnik wird als eine Schlüsseltechnologie mit großem Anwendungspotential, vor allem in

der Medizin-, Kommunikations-, Bio- und Verkehrstechnik, betrachtet. Im Vergleich zur Robotik und Mechatronik verfolgt diese junge Wissenschaft die Entwicklung von Mikroaktoren und Mikrosensoren sowie deren Integration samt Informationsverarbeitungseinheiten auf einem Chip.

• Trotz des wachsenden Interesses findet man kaum eine Lehrveranstaltung, in der alle wichtigen Bestandteile dieser breitgefächerten Forschungsrichtung behandelt worden wären. Um diese Lücke zu schließen, bietet der Fachbereich Informatik (AMiR) diese Vorlesung an. Sie soll einen Überblick über die Mikrorobotik und Mikrosystemtechnik, ihre Anwendungsgebiete sowie Lösungsansätze bei der Entwicklung verschiedenartiger Mikrosysteme geben. Die Vorlesung wird durch zahlreiche Beispiele und praktische Ergebnisse veranschaulicht.


Degree Master of Science Module Engineering Component Mandatory field of choice in engineering

Robotics General Information

Type Lecture Contact time 4 hrs/week lecture Term Summer Prerequisites BSc/BEng Assessment 1 hr written exam Lecturer Fatikow ECTS points 5

Aim Learning how to control a robot

Contents Die Vorlesung "Neuro- und Fuzzy-Steuerung in Robotik und Automation", die bereits seit einigen Jahren von Prof. Fatikow am Institut für Prozeßrechentechnik, Automation und Robotik an der Universität Karlsruhe gehalten wurde, gibt einen fundierten Überblick über Grundlagen der Neuro- und Fuzzy-Steuerung. Den Schwerpunkt der Vorlesung bilden dabei die praktischen Ansätze dieser Verfahren in Robotik und Automation. Dieses Thema ist heute ein Standard-Baustein in der Ausbildung in den Ingenieurwissenschaften und der Informatik. Die vorgestellten Themengebiete sind: Typische Steuerungs- und Regelungsprobleme in Robotik und Automation, Vergleich konventioneller und fortgeschrittener Regelungsverfahren, Grundlagen der Fuzzy-Logik und künstlicher neuronaler Netze, praktische Anwendbarkeit beider Verfahren, Einsatz neuronaler Netze in Kombination mit Fuzzy-Logik sowie HW- und SW-Systeme zur Implementierung von Neuro- bzw. Fuzzy-Reglern.


Degree Master of Science Module Laboratory/Thesis Component Laboratory Project General Information

Type Laboratory work Contact time 4 hrs/week Term Winter Prerequisites BSc/BEng Assessment 4 reports Lecturer ECTS points 5

Aim Knowledge and experience about research and development work within structured projects.

Contents • Due to the student’s subject of specialization

Master of Science 2nd Semester 17

Degree Master of Science Module Physics Component Statistical Physics General Information

Type Lecture Contact time 4 hrs/week lecture, 2 hr/week tutorial Term Summer Prerequesites BSc/BEng; Quantum Mechanics, Thermodynamics Assessment 1 hr written exam or 0.5 hr oral exam Lecturer Kunz-Drolshagen ECTS points 8

Aim Linking macroscopic phenomena to microscopic (fundamental) theories

Contents Woche 1: Thermodynamische Systeme; mikrokanonisches Ensemble Woche 2: Natuerliche und phaenomenologische Temperaturskala; thermodynamische Potentiale Woche 3: Kanonisches Ensemble; Zustandssumme Woche 4: Maxwell-Relationen; grosskanonisches Ensemble; Dichtematrix Woche 5: Beispiele: Dichtematrix fuer kan. und grosskan. Modellsysteme Woche 6: Systeme ununterscheidbarer Teilchen Woche 7: Ideale Quantengase im mikrokanonischen Ensemble Woche 8: Statistik von Besetzungszahlen Woche 9: Fluktuationen; Zustandsgleichung fuer ideale Bose-Gase Woche 10: Virialentwicklung fuer ideale Bose-Gase, Bose-Einstein-Kondensation Woche 11: Schwarzkoerperstrahlung und spezifische Waermekapazitaet von Festkoerpern Woche 12: Ideale Fermi-Gase Woche 13: Elektronengas im Magnetfeld


Degree Master of Science Module Physics Component Solid State Physics General Information

Type Lecture Contact time 3 hrs/week lecture, 1 hr/week tutorial Term Summer Prerequesites BSc/BEng Assessment 1 hr written exam Lecturer Bauer ECTS points 6

Aim Fundamental knowledge of basics and methods of solid states physics.

Contents (1) Gitterschwingungen (2) Thermische Eigenschaften von Isolatoren (3) Fermigas freie Elektronen (4) Elektronentheorie der Metalle (5) Transporteigenschaften in Metallen (6) Energiebänder und Fermiflächen (7) Halbleiter (8) Supraleiter



Laser Metrology (basic) General Information

Type Lecture Contact time 4 hrs/week lecture Term Summer Prerequisites BSc/BEng Assessment 1 hr written exam or 0.5 hr oral exam Lecturer Kreitlow ECTS points 5

Aim Knowledge of laser applications in the field of measurement and non – destructive testing.

Contents • General principles of measurement systems • Signals and signal processing • Introduction to image processing • Optoelectronic transmitters and receivers • Lasers • Laser as an alignment tool • Long distance measurement with lasers • Triangulation sensors, Auto focus sensors • Laser interferometers, Laser velocimeters, Laser vibrometers, Laser anemometers, Laser scanners • Light intersection techniques • Digital holography • Holographic interferometry • Speckle measurement techniques: Speckle correlation, Speckle photography, Speckle interferometry, Speckle shearography • Moiré interferometry • Quantitative evaluation of interference patterns • Computer supported atomised evaluation of fringe patterns • Laboratory sessions will supplement the lecture material



Materials Processing with Laser Beams (basic) General Information

Type Lecture Contact time 4 hrs/week lecture Term Summer Prerequisites BSc/BEng Assessment 1 hr written exam or 0.5 hr oral exam Lecturer Rothe ECTS points 5

Aim Understanding of the various processing techniques, ability to choose suitable processing methods, ability to optimise a process.

Contents • overview of processing methods • classification to methods of manufacturing processes • the laser beam as a tool • characteristics of the laser beam, beam transformation (Gaussian beam, other beams) • materials characteristics • optical, thermo physical, chemical, mechanical • interaction between laser beam and material • absorption at the surface, absorption in the bulk material, penetration into the material • machining, laser unit, machine tool, beam guiding and forming, machine design, control systems • machining processes • surface treatment, hardening, remelting, alloying, coating • laser beam welding (basic process rules) • laser beam pressure welding, laser beam welding by liquid phase, laser beam welding by vapour phase • laser beam cutting (basic process rules) • process part heating, process part gap formation, laser beam melt cutting, laser beam sublimation cutting, laser beam oxygen

cutting, industrial cutting units



Analytical Methods with Lasers (basic) General Information

Type Lecture Contact time 4 hrs/week lecture Term Summer Prerequisites BSc/BEng Assessment 1 hr written exam or 0.5 hr oral exam Lecturer Wright ECTS points 5

Aim Basic knowledge of most common analytical methods with lasers. Ability to estimate the technical and economical aspects of the application of these methods.

Contents • Introduction to instrumental analysis • Optical analytical methods • Light sources and detectors • Line shapes and line widths • Optical spectroscopy based on absorption, emission, scattering and reflection • Pros and cons of laser methods in analytical spectroscopy • Laboratory exercises and a term project are required. Excursion on demand



Medical Laser Technology (basic) General Information

Type Lecture Contact time 4 hrs/week lecture Term Summer Prerequisites BSc/BEng Assessment 1 hr written exam or 0.5 hr oral exam Lecturer Neu ECTS points 5

Aim - Basic knowledge of laser-tissue interaction - Knowledge of medical laser systems and beam guiding - Introduction to medical laser applications

Contents • Optical and Thermal Tissue Properties • Effects of Laser Radiation on Biological Tissue • Medical Laser Systems • Beam Guiding and Optical Instruments • Laser Applications in Medicine • Laser Safety and Medical Ordinances • Lasers in Medical Diagnostics

• Excursion to a medical clinic specialised in laser applications, in order to get an insight into clinical demands on laser systems and to demonstrate laser operation techniques in practise.



Basic Medical Radiation Physics General Information

Type Lecture Contact time 4 hrs/week lecture Term Summer Prerequisites BSc/BEng Assessment 1 hr written exam or 0.5 hr oral exam Lecturer Poppe ECTS points 5

Aim To provide a sound basic knowledge and understanding of various uses of ionising and non-ionising radiations for diagnosis and imaging in medical physics

Contents • Ultrasound: production, propagation in materials and methods of detection. • Nuclear magnetic resonance: signal origin and its detection. • Optical radiation: light interaction with tissue, light transport and distribution as a function of the tissues. • Ionising radiation: sources, interactions in materials, dosimetry and clinical applications.



Radiation Protection & Measurement General Information


Aim

Contents • Structure and Properties of Atoms • Radiation and Radioactive Decay • Interactions of Radiation with Matter • Instruments for Radiation Detection and Measurement • Counting Statistics and Measurement of Radioactivity • Radiation Measurement and Risk • Radiation Protection • Radiation Monitoring • Radioactive Packages and Sources • Radiation Safety



Special Topics in Medical Radiation Physics General Information


Aim To make the student familiar with current topics in the area of Biomedical Physics

Contents Topics are selected from current research projects.



Wave propagation in layered media General Information

Type Lecture Contact time 4 hrs/week lecture Term Summer Prerequisites BSc/BEng Assessment 1 hr written exam or 0.5 hr oral exam Lecturer Schwarz-Röhr ECTS points 5

Aim To give the student an understanding of the most important methods of making predictions of sound fields, and to enable the student to choose the most suitable method. To introduce advanced acoustic measurement techniques.

Contents • Plane waves and higher-order modes in ducts • Four-pole description of silencers in ducts • Design of acoustic horns • The modal theory of room acoustics; statistical room acoutics • Sound power determination. Measurement of sound intensity • Active noise control • Radiation of sound • Sound propagation over a plane surface with a finite impedance


Degree Master of Science Module Laboratory/Thesis Component Laboratory Project General Information

Type Laboratory work Contact time 4 hrs/week Term Summer Prerequisites BSc/BEng Assessment 4 x written report Lecturer ECTS points 5

Aim Knowledge and experience about research and development work within structured projects.

Contents • Due to the student’s subject of specialization

Master of Science 3rd + 4th Semester 28

Degree Master of Science Module Specialization Component Advanced topic in subject of specialization

Sound and Vibration Audiology

General Information Type Lecture Contact time 4 hrs/week lecture/tutorial Term Summer Prerequisites BSc/BEng; Introduction to sound and vibration Assessment 1 report Lecturer Kollmeier ECTS points 5

Aim Introduction to Audiology

Contents • Einführung in die Funktionsweise des Hörsystems

o die Akustik von Aussen- und Mittelohr o die Innenhohr-Mikromechanik, o die Transduktion mechanischer Schwingungen in Nervenimpulse im Innenohr o die Funktion der höheren Stufen der Hörbahn bis hin zum auditorischen Cortex

• psychophysikalische und audiologische Meßmethoden zur Diagnostik des Hörsystems von Normal- und Schwerhörenden • Anwendung: die Versorgung mit Hörgeräten und Cochlea-Implantaten betrachtet.



Sound and Vibration Environmental Acoustics

General Information Type Lecture Contact time 4 hrs/week lecture Term Winter Prerequisites BSc/BEng; Introduction to sound and vibration Assessment 1 report Lecturer Mellert/Schwarz-Röhr ECTS points 5

Aim To enable the participants to evaluate possible solutions to typical noise problems in the area of room acoustics, sound insulation or environmental noise.

Contents • Human hearing in relation to annoyance and risk of hearing damage due to noise exposure • Enclosures and vibration insulation of noise sources • Acoustic regulation of workrooms • Outdoor sound propagation and noise screens • Noise from roads, railways and airports • Noise from industrial plants • Environmental requirements for noise and vibration • Sound insulation of windows and facades



Sound and Vibration Structure borne sound

General Information Type Lecture Contact time 4 hrs/week lecture Term Summer Prerequisites BSc/BEng; Introduction to sound and vibration Assessment 1 report Lecturer Mellert ECTS points 5

Aim

Contents Lecture will cover advanced research topics..



Sound and Vibration Seminar on Acoustics

General Information Type Lecture Contact time 4 hrs/week lecture Term Summer Prerequisites BSc/BEng; Introduction to sound and vibration Assessment 1 report Lecturer Mellert/Schwarz-Röhr/Weber ECTS points 5

Aim

Contents Lecture will cover advanced research topics.



Laser Technology Laser Communications Technology (advanced)

General Information Type Lecture Contact time 4 hrs/week lecture Term Winter Prerequisites BSc/BEng; Laser Communications Technology (basic) Assessment 1 report Lecturer Brückner ECTS points 5

Aim Detailed theoretical and practical knowledge of laser applications in the transmission and storage of data and information.

Contents • Selected topics in detail • Laboratory work (single mode and multimode fiber projects) • Optical waveguide / chip design (software tools)



Laser Technology Laser development (advanced)

General Information Type Lecture Contact time 4 hrs/week lecture Term Winter Prerequisites BSc/BEng; Laser development (basic) Assessment 1 report Lecturer Struve ECTS points 5

Aim Detailed theoretical and practical knowledge of the design of laser components

Contents • Laser development through case studies • Standard specifications • Application of norms and safety regulations • Resonator, power supply, cooling system • Peripherals • Laboratory work to the case studies



Laser Technology Analytical Methods with Lasers (advanced)

General Information Type Lecture Contact time 4 hrs/week lecture Term Winter Prerequisites BSc/BEng; Analytical Methods with Lasers (basic) Assessment 1 report Lecturer Wright ECTS points 5

Aim To familiarize the students with the concepts, physical background and technical details of selected advanced techniques in analytical science using lasers.

Contents • Multi-photon techniques • Sub Doppler techniques • Coupled techniques (e.g. Laser ablation in mass spectrometry) • Nonlinear spectroscopy • Coherent spectroscopy • Fibre optics and fibre sensors in analytical spectroscopy • Recent advances in in-situ environmental and technical analysis with lasers



Laser Technology Materials Processing with Laser Beams (Advanced)

General Information Type Lecture Contact time 4 hrs/week lecture Term Winter Prerequisites BSc/BEng; Materials Processing with Laser Beams (Basic) Assessment 1 hr written exam Lecturer Rothe ECTS points 5

Aim To obtain a more in-depth knowledge and practical experience in the field of materials processing with laser beams.

Contents • discussion of the different processing methods in detail • consequences of working possibilities on design aspects • solving of problems in material processing • design of laser units for materials processing • greater detail of materials processing through laboratory experiments



Biomedical Physics Medical Laser Technology (advanced)

General Information Type Lecture Contact time 4 hrs/week lecture, laboratory sessions Term Winter Prerequisites BSc/BEng; Medical Laser Technology (basic) Assessment 1 report Lecturer Neu ECTS points 5

Aim - Knowledge in therapeutic applications of lasers - Laser related diagnostic techniques - Ability to design medical laser systems

Contents • Light propagation in biological tissue • Optical diagnostics and imaging, simulations, computer modelling • Photochemical, photothermal, and photomechanical interactions • Fibre-optical and spectroscopic medical sensors • Minimal invasive laser operation techniques • Therapeutic applications of lasers • Light dosimetry

• Laboratory exercises and a term project will be performed. • Insight into clinical laser therapy (excursion).



Biomedical Physics Advanced Medical Radiation Physics

General Information Type Lecture Contact time 4 hrs/week lecture, laboratory sessions Term Winter Prerequisites BSc/BEng; Medical Laser Technology (basic) Assessment 1 report Lecturer Poppe ECTS points 5

Aim -

Contents • Introduction to engineering dynamics including the theoretical basics of modelling and dynamics, • Kinematics and kinetics, principles of mechanics: D'Alembert, Jordain, Lagrange's equations of second kind, multibody system

modelling, finite element modelling, continuous systems • computer-generated equations of motion for multibody systems based on Newton- Euler formalism • applications to mechanisms, rotor dynamics, vehicle dynamics, state space form for linear and non-linear dynamic systems with

finite degree of freedom • free linear vibrations: eigenvalues, vibration modes, time behaviour, stability • forced linear vibrations: impulse, step and harmonic excitation, resonance, anti-resonance, critical speed of rotors



Biomedical Physics Selected Topics in Medical Radiation Physics

General Information Type Lecture Contact time 4 hrs/week lecture, laboratory sessions Term Winter Prerequisites BSc/BEng; Medical Laser Technology (basic) Assessment 1 report Lecturer Poppe ECTS points 5

Aim Making the student familiar with modern topics.

Contents Depending on current developments.


Degree Master of Science Module Engineering Component Mandatory field of choice in a subsidiary subject General Information

Type Depending on the particular lecture Contact time 2 x 3 hrs/week Term Summer Prerequisites BSc/Beng Assessment 0.5 hr oral exam or report Lecturer ECTS points 2 x 3

Aim Broadening knowledge and skills on

1) non technical subjects like Language, Technology Assessment, Management, Business administration 2) Physics 3) Engineering.

Contents • Lecture may be choosen from appropriate offers of the universities.


Degree Master of Science Module Laboratory/Thesis Component Thesis General Information

Type Contact time Term Winter + Summer Prerequisites Due to §22 of examination regulations Assessment Oral presentation and written report Lecturer ECTS points 44

Aim Successful performance of the final examination

Contents • Due to selected topic area

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Master of Science ECTS Information Package Modules · Assessment Oral presentation and one of written report, poster, experimental work Lecturer Neu ECTS points 5 Aim The course will