Optics

There are:

• 40 optics demonstrations
• 27 of which have brief descriptions and diagrams
• 9 more with pictures and complete descriptions

Last update : 28 July 1997

Main topics:

• Geometrical optics
• Diffraction
• Interference
• Polarization
• Vision
• Modern optics

• Geometrical optics 6A
• Straight line propagation of light 6A02
• Straight line propagation - shadows 6A02.15
• Reflection from flat surfaces 6A10
• Blackboard optics - plane mirror 6A10.10
• Laser and flat mirror 6A10.15
• Aluminum foil reflection 6A10.22
• Corner cube 6A10.30
• Reflection from curved surfaces 6A20
• Blackboard optics - curved mirrors 6A20.10
• Parallel lenses and curved mirrors 6A20.15
• Refraction at flat surfaces 6A42
• Blackboard optics - refraction 6A42.10
• Stick in water 6A42.45
• Paraffin prism and microwaves 6A42.55
• Total internal reflection 6A44
• Blackboard optics - total internal reflection 6A44.10
• Laser and fiber optics, light pipes 6A44.40
• Water stream light pipe 6A44.45
• Thin lens 6A60
• Blackboard optics - thin lens 6A60.10
• Parallel lasers and lenses 6A60.20
• Thick lens 6A65
• Fresnel lens 6A65.70
• Optical instruments 6A70
• Microscope model 6A70.10
• Telescope model 6A70.20
• Diffraction 6C
• Diffraction through one slit 6C10
• Single slit and laser 6C10.10
• Cornell plate - single slit 6C10.12
• Adjustable slit and laser 6C10.15
• Microwave diffration 6C10.50
• Interference 6D
• Interference from two sources 6D10
• Double slit and laser 6D10.10
• Cornell plate - two slit 6D10.11
• Microwave two-slit interference 6D10.20
• Gratings 6D20
• Cornell plate - multiple slits 6D20.10
• Gratings and laser 6D20.15
• Projected spectra with grating 6D20.20
• Crossed gratings and laser 6D20.50
• Thin Films 6D30
• Newton's rings 6D30.10
• Soap film interference 6D30.20
• Polarization 6H
• Dichroic polarization 6H10
• Polaroids on the overhead 6H10.10
• Microwave polarization 6H10.20
• Polarization by reflection 6H20
• Brewster's angle 6H20.10
• Circular polarization 6H30
• Three polaroids 6H30.10
• Birefringence 6H35
• Birefringent crystals 6H35.10
• Polarization by scattering 6H50
• Polarization from a scattering tank 6H50.10
• Vision 6J
• The eye 6J10
• Blind spot 6J10.30
• Physiology 6J11
• Persistence of vision 6J11.30
• Modern optics 6Q
• Holography 6Q10
• Holograms 6Q10.10