6 Optics

This chapter covers many demonstrations in the field of optics

• 6A geometrical optics
  • 6A01 Speed of Light
    • 01 Speed of Light; Foucault-Michelson
  • 6A10 Reflection From Flat Surfaces
    • 01 Confusing Mirrors (mirrors at 90 degrees)
    • 02 Corner Cube
  • 6A40 Refractive Index
    • 01 Chromatic Aberration
    • 02 Chromatic Aberration
  • 6A42 Refraction at Flat Surfaces
    • 01 Brewster’s Angle (3)
  • 6A44 Total Internal Reflection
    • 01 Brewster’s Angle (3)
    • 02 Tunneling
  • 6A60 Thin Lens
    • 01 Chromatic Aberration
  • 6A70 Optical Instruments
    • 01 Magnifying Glass
• 6B photometry
  • 6B30 Radiation Pressure
    • 01 Radiation Pressure?
• 6C diffraction
  • 6C10 Diffraction From Two Sources
    • 01 Resolution
    • 02 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
    • 03 Young’s Double Slit
  • 6C20 Diffraction Around Objects
    • 01 Diffraction (1), introduction
    • 02 Diffraction (2a), Single Slit
    • 03 Diffraction (2b), Single Slit
    • 04 Fraunhofer and Fresnel Diffraction
• 6D interference
  • 6D10 Interference From Two Sources
    • 01 Fresnel Double Mirror
    • 02 Fresnel Double Prism
    • 03 Lloyds Mirror
    • 04 Young’s Double Slit
  • 6D20 Lasers
    • 01 Speckle Spots and random Diffraction
  • 6D30 Thin Films
    • 01 Newton’s Rings (1)
    • 02 Newton’s Rings (2)
    • 03 Oil Film
    • 04 Soap Film
• 6F color
  • 6F30 Dispersion
    • 01 Chromatic Aberration
• 6H polarisation
  • 6H20 Polarization by Reflection
    • 01 Brewster’s Angle (1)
    • 02 Brewster’s Angle (2)
    • 01 Brewster’s Angle (3)
  • 6H35 Birefringence
    • 01 Brewster’s Angle (1)
• 6J the eye
• 6Q modern optics