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Biomedical Optics

Code 12530
Year 3
Semester S2
ECTS Credits 6
Workload PL(30H)/TP(30H)
Scientific area Optics
Entry requirements No requirements.
Mode of delivery Face-to-face.
Work placements Not applicable.
Learning outcomes The main learning goal, for this unit consists, from the student point of view, acquisition of concepts and knowledge from previous years, mainly Wave Optics and Optical Systems and its application to life sciences. In this way, the learning on fundamentals of photonics and its respective applications to medical and biology are relevant. Furthermore, special attention is put on the resolution of worked examples and laboratory work focused on the program. Finally, it is intended that the student must develop basic research capacity and the ability to transmit knowledge by doing bibliographic research and its respective oral presentation focused on a topic of the program.
Syllabus (1) Light propagation in biological tissues; (2) Measurement of optical parameters in biological tissues; (3) Optical properties of the eye tissues; (4) Light sources and beam delivery systems, (5) Measurement techniques based on: coherence, polarization, diffused light and photoacoustic effect; (6) diagnostic applications of biomedical optics: optical tomography, photoacoustic tomography, optical coherence tomography, digital holographic microscopy, polarimetric techniques; (7) therapeutic applications of lasers and other light sources.
Main Bibliography BIOMEDICAL PHOTONICS, Tuan Vo-Dinh, ed., CRC Press, 2003
TISSUE OPTICS, Valerii Tuchin, 2th Edition, SPIE Press, 2007
ÓPTICA E FOTÓNICA, Mário Ferreira, LIDEL, 2003
LASER-TISSUE INTERACTIONS, Markolf H. Niemz, 3rd Ed., Springer, 2007
LASERS AND OPTICAL FIBERS IN MEDICINE, A. Katzir, Academic Press 1993
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria Teaching-Learning Classification:
To pass the U.C., each student must:
- have a minimum number of attendances in theoretical-practical classes equal to half of the classes taught and carry out two reports on laboratory work, obtaining the practical component (PR) of the classification;
- carry out a set of six continuous assessment quizzes on the Moodle platform (TE);
- carry out research or project work (TP);
The final classification is obtained through the expression:
CF = 0.4 TE + 0.2 PR + 0.4 TP
The approval of the U.C. is subject to the condition CF>=9.5 values.

Classification by exam:
This U.C. has no exam.
Language Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
Last updated on: 2024-03-14

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