Biophotonics I (WS 2013/14)

The lecture will cover the interaction of light with tissue including application examples such as artificial human vision or optical coherence tomography

1. Imaging Systems

• human vision

• microscopy

2. Light Scattering

• Mie scattering

• light propagation in tissue

While the lecture focuses on the aspects of physics, supplementary information on some fundamental concepts in biology, medicine and biochemistry will be given in order to aid the understanding of this interdisciplinary and vivid field of research. Basic knowledge in classical optics (refraction, diffraction, etc.) and electrodynamics (Maxwell equations, electromagnetic waves, etc.) is necessary. Additional knowledge in atomic and molecular physics as well as quantum mechanics is helpful, but not strictly necessary for Biophotonics I.

Two written exams will be required in order to obtain credit points. You can sign up here.

Examination#2 will take place at „Großer Hörsaal“, Philosophenweg 12 on Monday, February 3rd 2014,  9:15-10:45 a.m.

Slides

• 14.10.2012 (1.1 MB)
• 21.10.2012 (1.6 MB)
• 28.10.2012 (8.2 MB)
• 4.11.2013 (2.1 MB)
• 11.11.2013 (0.6 MB)
• 18.11.2013 (1.2 MB)
• 25.11.2013 (0.7 MB)
• 2.12.2013 (1.3 MB)
• 9.12.2013 (0.6 MB)
• 16.12.2013 (0.9 MB)
• 13.1.2013 (0.7 MB)
• 20.01.2014 (1.1 MB)
• 27.01.2014 (2.0 MB)

Literature:

• Bergmann-Schäfer, Optik (Walter de Gruyter)
• E. Hecht, Optik (Addison-Wesley)
• J. Bille, W. Schlegel, Medizinische Physik 3 (Springer)
• P.N. Prasad, Biophotonics (Wiley)
• T. Vo-Dinh, Biomedical Photonics Handbook (CRC Press)
• V.V Tuchin, Handbook of Optical Biomedical Diagnostics (SPIE Press)
• C.F. Bohren, D.R. Huffmann, Absorption and Scattering of Light by Small Particles (Wiley VCH)
• L.V. Wang, H.-I. Wu, Biomedical Optics (Wiley)

Note: The lecture will be continued in SS 2014 in forms of Biophotonics II, covering biospectroscopy (chapter 3) and lasers in medicine (chapter 4).