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Optics   PIRA 200 = Optics
PIRA Bibliography = Optics

Topic

Concept

Activity

Links and Resources

Light Rays : Speed of Light 1 nsec of fiber optic cable
  Fermat's Principle Pin-hole Camera
(pin and Al foil)

  Lasers PhET - Lasers
  Scattering "Cream" in water
Red and blue skies
 
Reflection : Specular Mirror PhET - Bending Light
    Corner cube  
  Diffuse Rocky reflections  
  Fresnel's Equations Glass slide Hyperphysics: Fresnel's Equations
Refraction : Index of Refraction Spear fishing PhET - Bending Light
    Phantom Crystals: PIRA Bibliography PIRA 200
Use: Univ of Waterloo, UC Berkeley,
Australian National Univ
Purchase: Arbor Scientific
  Total Internal Reflection Acrylic rod
Fiber optic cable
PhET - Bending Light
  Geometric Optics Prisms PhET - Bending Light
  Geometric Optics Lenses PhET - Geometric Optics
  Lens Sytems Eye Model (diagnosis vision)
Telescope
Microscope
Hyperphysics: Optical Instruments
Absorption : Color Addition RGB LEDs PhET - Color Vision
  Color Subtraction CYM Filters  
  Flourescence UV Beads
(excite with R, G, B)
 
    Flourescent paper  
Interference : Rainbow on a paper PhET - Wave Interference
Hyperphysics: Thin Films
  Magic mirror Application: Structural colarization
Purchase: Educational Innovations FIL-200
Diffraction :   Slits PIRA 200 : PIRA Bibliography
Use :
  CD
Grating
 
    Hair diffraction  
  Poisson's Spot Ball-bearing hole The Poisson Obstruction, a short skit about diffraction
Polarization : Linear Polarization Crossed Polarizers PIRA 200 : PIRA Bibliography
Use :
Purchase: Educational Innovations PF-1
  Law of Malus Mulitple crossed polarizers  
  Brewster's Angle Glass reflections Hyperphysics: Polarization by Reflection
  Photoelasticity Stressed plastic Hyperphysics: Photoelasticity
  Birefringence Mica
Acetate tape strips
Hyperphysics: Polarization and Interference Colors
  Calcite  
  Scattering Polarization of sky Hyperphysics: Polarization by Scattering
  Eliptical Polarization 3D movie glasses  

 

Contents      
Lasers (R, G, B) UV Beads - Diffraction - - Polarization -
Color Addition LEDs Blue/Purple LED Grating(s) Polarizers (3x)
Mirrors (flat and curved) Flourescence Paper CD Clear (deformable) plastic
Lenses (various) UV Light Slits (various) Calcite
Glass slide Acrylic rod Wire Mica
Flashlight Fiber optic cable Ball Bearing Tape and acetate
Prism Fresnel Lens   Circular Polarizers
Additional useful Apparatus      
Color subtraction disks White Board and Markers Various mounts  
Al foil   (magnets, binder clips)  

 

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