Sumários
Temporal coherence
27 Fevereiro 2026, 09:00 • José Manuel Rebordão
Analysis of the Michelson interferometer for
quasi-monochromatic plane waves.
Temporal coherence function and complex degree of
coherence.
Visibility and its relation to the complex degree
of coherence.
Theorem of Wiener-Khinchin: relation between
autocorrelation and power spectral density
Examples: Gaussian, Lorentzian and rectangular
spectral lines
Coherence time and coherence length.
Visualization of quasi-monochromatic waves as a
sequence of incoherent groups of waves and relation to interferometers.
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Applications
of temporal coherence concepts
Presentation and Holography (class 1 of 3)
25 Fevereiro 2026, 17:00 • Bachar Wehbe
Presentation of the Lab classes and definition
of the Groups.
Introduction to practical Holography, building objects.
Presentation and Holography (class 1 of 3)
25 Fevereiro 2026, 15:00 • Alexandre Pereira Cabral
Presentation of the Lab classes and definition
of the Groups.
Introduction to practical Holography, building objects.
Introduction to concepts of statistical optics
23 Fevereiro 2026, 14:00 • José Manuel Rebordão
Lab classes – organization issues (by Alexandre Cabral)
Brief overview of stochastic processes: stationary, ergodic, …
Using the analytical signal to represent optical waves; impact on spectrum.
Correlation and autocorrelation.
Wiener-Khinchin theorem
Models of quasi-monochromatic and laser light and propagation equations
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Michelson interferometer. Temporal Coherence
Overview of the course
20 Fevereiro 2026, 09:00 • José Manuel Rebordão
Overview
of the course.
Laboratory,
assessment and bibliography.
Systems
in Engineering Physics at FCUL: core, technology, systems, environments,
markets/industry layers.
JWST
and LIGO: key features from typical well-known images.
A
classification of optical sources
Optical
system description in terms of architectural options
TRL
and other readiness level scales
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CLASS
Introduction to concepts of statistical optics