Address: Tähe 4 -105,  Tartu 51010, Estonia     Phone: +372 7 375530      Fax:   +372 7 375858   E-mail: efti@ut.ee

The Institute of Experimental Physics and Technology was established at the turn of the year of 1992/93 on the basis of the former Department of Experimental Physics, Department of General Physics, Air Electricity Laboratory and Laboratory of Electroluminescence and Semiconductors.

The staff of the Institute is involved in teaching of basic courses of electricity and magnetism, optics, introduction to physical measurements. A substantial part of the syllabus belongs to the lecture courses on principles of electronics, fundamentals of signal processing, digital signal processing, computer hardware principles, computer architecture, computer electronics, microprocessors and microprocessor technology, and principles of telecommunication.
 

There are three chairs at the institute:

• Optics and Spectroscopy – headed by Prof. Jaak Aaviksoo, Rector of the Tartu University. His deputy is Associate Professor Matti Laan;
• Applied Physics and Medical Physics – headed by Associate Professor Kalev Tarkpea; Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Physics and Chemistry;
• Wave Optics – headed by Prof. Peeter Saari.

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Institute of Experimental Physics and Technology