Astronomical Telescopes and Instruments 2020

As of 2019, Leiden University does not want me to make my lectures available publicly anymore. Students who take or took a course can find the lecture materials on Brightspace.

Overview

https://studiegids.universiteitleiden.nl/en/courses/98301/astronomical-telescopes-and-instruments

Field Guide to Astronomical Instrumentation, by C.U.Keller, R.Navarro, B.R.Brandl, published by SPIE, available at spie.org/Publications/Book/2064990
Optics, 4th edition, by Eugene Hecht, published by Addison Wesley, available at book stores

Lectures

Introduction to the Course, Foundations of Optics

Geometrical Optics

Physical Optics

Telescopes

Polarization

Thin Films and Coatings

Optical Design

Adaptive Optics

Imagers and Detectors

Spectrographs

Coronagraphs

Polarimeters