OTTICA E APPLICAZIONI
Degree course:
Corso di Second cycle degree in PHYSICS
Academic year when starting the degree:
2016/2017
Year:
1
Academic year in which the course will be held:
2016/2017
Course type:
Compulsory subjects, characteristic of the class
Credits:
6
Period:
Second semester
Standard lectures hours:
60
Detail of lecture’s hours:
Lesson (60 hours)
Requirements:
Basic Optics.
Final Examination:
Orale
Assessment:
Voto Finale
Starting from the basic concepts of Optics, the student will acquire knowledge about artificial illumination, from the point of view of the perception, the technology, the design and the applications.
Physics and optics of the light radiation; the vision: the eye and the brain; photobiological and nonvisual effects of the light; the light perception and the visual performances; concepts and definitions regarding light and colour; the light sources, technical, scientific and technological aspects; LED; the illumination apparatus: shapes and optics; photometry and light measurement: the modelling and simulation of the light and its effects.
Handbook of Lighting Design – Erco, Notes.