Lecturer: Sabina Merlo  

Course name: Biophotonics A
Course code: 504240
Degree course: Electronic Engineering
Disciplinary field of science: ING-INF/01
University credits: ECTS 3
Course website: n.d.

Specific course objectives

The course represents a general introduction to the applications of photonics in the biomedical field.

Course programme

Topics include light-matter interaction, spectroscopy, microscopy, optical sensors, optical biosensors, fiber-optic sensors, light/tissue interactions. Applications to diagnostics and therapy are illustrated. Principles of operation of Flow cytometry, Laser Doppler flowmeter, Pulsed Oximeters, Optical coherence tomography are discussed. Seminars will cover research activities in the field carried on in laboratories of the Università di Pavia.

Course entry requirements

Electromagnetic waves. Electronic circuits. Basic principles of physiology. Optoelectronic devices. Laser. Photodetectors. Optical fiber.

Course structure and teaching

Lectures (hours/year in lecture theatre): 23
Practical class (hours/year in lecture theatre): 0
Practicals / Workshops (hours/year in lecture theatre): 0

Suggested reading materials

Lecture slides are provided by Prof. Merlo to the students who are attending the class. Suggested: Tuan Vo-Dinh, editor. Biomedical Photonics. CRC Press, 2003 - M. H. Niemz. Laser-Tissue interactions. Springer, 1996

Testing and exams

The final exam consists in a closed-book written test.