Lectures related to 3D Printed Microoptics: State of the Art and Future Challenges

Microscopy and Imaging Systems

Covers the fundamental concepts of microscopy, explaining the need for magnification beyond the human eye and introducing advanced imaging techniques.

Microscopy Objectives: Correction and Aberrations

Covers the correction of major optical aberrations in microscopy and the design of commonly used objectives like achromats and apochromats.

TEM Lenses: Condenser, Objective, and Projector

Explores the roles of condenser, objective, and projector lenses in a TEM.

Electron Microscope Components

Covers the components and technologies used in electron microscopy, including detectors, lenses, aberrations, and specimen holders.

TEM Components and Operation

Explores the components and operation of a Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM), including vacuum systems, electron sources, lenses, aberrations, and detectors.

Optical Aberrations: Spherical and Chromatic

Explores spherical aberration, astigmatism, coma, and chromatic aberration in lenses.

Polarized Light: Reflection and Lenses

Explores circular polarized waves, reflection, lenses, and human vision optics.

Electron Microscopy Components

Covers electron microscope components, vacuum systems, aberrations, detectors, and specimen holders.

Microscopy: Imaging Systems and Techniques

Covers the fundamentals of microscopy, including lens functioning, image creation, and advanced techniques like fluorescence and super resolution.

Electromagnetic Fields and Optics

Explores electromagnetic fields, forces, waves, optics, interference, diffraction, refraction, reflection, lenses, and instruments.

Image Formation: Lens and Mirror System

Covers the formation of images by lens and mirror systems.

Magnification: The Human Eye and Microscope

Explores magnification in microscopy, including the human eye and compound microscopes.

Transmission Electron Microscopy: basics

Covers the principles, applications, and components of Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), including imaging modes and advanced techniques.

Aberration Correction in HRTEM

Explains the principles of HRTEM, including contrast transfer, lenses, and aberration correction.

Transmission Electron Microscopy: Operation and Imaging

Explores the operation and imaging techniques of Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), including service mode setup and digital micrograph usage.

Optical Aberrations: Understanding Spherical, Chromatic, Coma, Astigmatism, and More

Explores optical aberrations in microscopy, including spherical, chromatic, coma, astigmatism, and more, impacting image quality and correction methods.

Optical Systems: Lenses and Eye Anatomy

Explores ray constructions through lenses, total internal reflection, dispersion, and eye anatomy.

Stress-based Frequency Tuning

Explores stress-based frequency tuning in micro/nanomechanical devices, covering black body radiation, optical nonlinearity, NETD, and dynamic range.

Optical Aberrations: Spherical and Chromatic

Explores spherical and chromatic aberrations, their types, corrections, and effects on imaging quality.

Optical Components: Prisms, Reflectors, Fibers, and Lenses

Explores prisms, total internal reflection in diamonds, optical fibers, the eikonal in inhomogeneous media, and wave focusing by lenses.