| Course code | TA13 |
| Course title | Advanced Optical Methods for Biomedical Applications |
| Institution | Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées |
| Course address | ENSTA ParisTech - Palaiseau |
| City | Paris |
| Minimum year of study | 4th year |
| Minimum level of English | Fair |
| Minimum level of French | None |
| Key words | biomedical optics, fluorescence, microscopy, multiphoton microscopy, harmonic generation, optical coherence tomography, optical tweezers, acousto-optical methods, light propagation in tissue |
| Language | English |
| Professor responsible | Karsten Plamann |
| Telephone | 01 69 31 97 55 |
| Fax | 01 69 31 99 96 |
| karsten.plamann@ensta-paristech.fr | |
| Participating professors | Karsten Plamann (ENSTA ParisTech) Arnaud Dubois and Nathalie Westbrook (IOGS Emmanuel Beaurepaire and Antigoni Alexandrou (EP), Benoît C. Forget (Paris Descartes University), Rémi Carminati and François Ramaz (ESPCI ParisTech);
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| Number of places | Minimum: 6, Maximum: 12, Reserved for local students: 0 |
| Objectives | The objective of the course is to familiarise the students with advanced optical methods used for biomedical applications. The course will be taught by members of several leading French laboratories in the field ; the lectures will be held at the laboratories and will comprise laboratory visits and practical sessions. |
| Programme to be followed | o Introduction to optical imaging / Optical microscopy
o Optical coherence tomography o Optical Tweezers o Fluorescence techniques o Non-linear microscopy / Super-resolution imaging o Light propagation in tissues o Acousto-optical methods for biological imaging o Holographic microscopy / Optics of ocular tissues
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| Prerequisites | The level required corresponds roughly to the fourth year of any scientific studies. However, textbook knowledge of the basic concepts of physical optics would be needed. See for instance
o Saleh / Teich, “Fundamentals of Photonics,” chapters 1+2; o http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/.
We will provide a reading list for students wishing to prepare the course
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| Course exam | Written exam |
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