Learning outcomes

The goals are to give students an opportunity to improve their understanding of the underlying physics, develop laboratory skills, write a lab report and give a 20-minute talk on their projects.

Content

Experiments are performed by groups of 2 students. Different topics are available : Thin Film Interference Filters Fabry-Perot interferometer Raman spectroscopy Alpha and gamma spectroscopy Microwave and waveguide Electron spin resonance Nuclear magnetic resonance Michelson interferometer Holography Electro optic modulation Faraday rotation

Pre-requisites

  • Practical work in general physics [SPHYB207]
  • Electrodynamics I [SPHYB209]
  • Wave optics and introduction to photonics [SPHYB229]
  • Electronics [SPHYB230]

Assessment method

The course assessment is composed of three marks : The lab notebook The lab report The oral presentation in the form of a short seminar

Language of instruction

French