Optics and Waves — Physics 3D Lab
18 physics experiments in real-time 3D. Diffraction, interference, polarisation and the behaviour of light.
Experiments in Optics and Waves
- Newton’s rings — radius of curvature of a lens / wavelength of light
- Wavelength of the mercury spectrum — plane transmission grating
- Wavelength of a laser using a diffraction grating
- Numerical aperture and acceptance angle of an optical fibre
- Dispersive power / refractive index of a prism — spectrometer
- Air wedge — interference at a wedge / thickness of a thin wire
- Single- and double-slit diffraction
- Particle size determination using a laser
- Wavelength of monochromatic light — Fresnel’s bi-prism
- Specific rotation of a liquid — half-shade polarimeter
- Diffraction grating by minimum deviation — spectrometer
- Wavelength of a laser using a ruler as a grating
- Width of the groove of a compact disc using a laser
- Focal length of a combination of lenses
- Michelson interferometer
- Wavelengths of different colours of light
- Refractive index and dispersion — Abbe’s refractometer
- Angle of divergence of a laser beam
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