Practical training and exercise for the direction of optoelectronics

Jun16

Course No. 11121060
Title: Practical training and exercise for the direction of optoelectronics
Class Hours/Week: Full time for 3 weeks                   Credit:  3
Category:Speciality
Prerequisites:  Optical electronics, Principle and interface technology of microprocessors, Design of optoelectronic precision structure, Optical materials and optical components fabrication process
Audience: Undergraduate students
Teaching manner:Training and exercise in Undergraduate Training Base in university campus, and visits of related companies
Course objectives and basic requirements:
The experimental exercise and training will enable the students to get the basic knowledge of the current state of optoelectronic industry, as well as its trend of development and technical protocol. They will also have the chance to get familiar with the entire cycle of an optoelectronic product, from the market research, designing and manufacturing, to sell and service. They will master the fabrication process of an optoelectronic system with optical, mechanical and electronic components, which makes them use their hands better. After the course, they will have more control on the knowledge they have learnt in the classroom, and be more capable to use the knowledge to solve practical problems in real life.
Course introduction:
This experimental course includes “optical”, “mechanical”, “electronic”, and a “visiting” section which lead the students to visit a optoelectronic company. The students will have the chance to fabricate all optical components of a monocular telescope and assemble them; they will also learn to make the optical grating by using photolithography and etching, as well as the shaft of a reading head, and then do the assembly and adjustment. They will make the circuit for displacement measurement by using Moire fringes, and, together with proper optical and mechanical components, to build up a whole displacement measuring system.
Syllabus and lecture schedule:
1. Initial mobilization                                                                       1 day
2. Patch up weak points in the knowledge base of the students           2 days
3. Training on optical fabrication                                                     3 days
1) Shaping of optical components– milling and loose abrasive grinding
2) Fine grinding and polishing of optical parts
3) Lens centering
4) Optical thin film vacuum coating
5) Cementing
6) Optical thin film coating
7) Optical assembly of a monocular telescope
8) Optical testing
4. Training on mechanics                                                              3 days
1) Fabrication of optical grating
2) Fabrication of main shaft of reading head
3) Assembly of mechanical structure
4) Testing of mechanical structure
5. Training on electronics                                                            3 days
1) Theory and structure of displacement measurement by Moire fringes
2) Circuits design
3) Circuit assembly
4) Testing of the whole system
6. Visit high-tech optoelectronic companies outside campus                2 days
7. Summary of the practical training and exercise                              1 day
Related teaching sections:
Three full weeks in the short semester, 15 days in total.
Test and Grading Criteria:
Will be based on the submitted reports for optical, mechanical, and electronic sections, as well as the final report.
Suggested textbooks or references:
Textbook: “Instruction of composite training for undergraduate students”, self-edited.