Imaging and detectors are of major importance everywhere in science and engineering. This course provides substantial background of the relevant physics and engineering methods. As a practical application, many aspects are explained within physics of photography. In the extended laboratory part, using modern imaging systems such as professional cameras, students get experience.

Content
Optical imaging, aberrations, ray tracing, cameras and lenses, exposure, resolution, space bandwidth product, imaging issues and limits, fourier optics, optical transfer function, modern sensors (CCD, CMOS, scientific sensors such as backside illum. XUV-CCD, MCP etc.) in detail, dynamic range and noise, imaging systems, basics of image processing