BME 628 - Optical Instru & Bio App

Credits: 3

This course covers essential areas in the field of biomedical optics. First, the key theories of electromagnetic (EM) fields, wave equations, geometrical optics, quantum optics, biophotonics and tissue optics will be refreshed; second, principles and instrumentation of modern lasers, spectroscopy and microscopy for bioimaging will be introduced. Third, several lectures with assigned projects will be given to teach students how to analyze and interpret spectroscopic and microscopic data towards medical diagnosis and therapeutic purposes. Prerequisites: Graduate standing in BME or instructor approval.