Optics
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6A Geometric Optics
- 01. Speed of Light
- Foucault on the Speed of Light in Water
- 02. Straight Line Propagation of Light
- 10. Reflection From Flat Surfaces
- 20. Reflection from Curved Surfaces
- 40. Refractive Index
- 42. Refraction at Flat Surfaces
- 44. Total Internal Reflection
- 46. Rainbow
- 60. Thin Lens
- 61. Pinhole
- 65. Thick Lens
- 70. Optical Instruments
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6C DIFFRACTION
- 10. Diffraction Through One Slit
- *single slit and laser
- *adjustable slit and laser
- two finger slit
- microwave single slit diffraction
- 20. Diffraction Around Objects
- *Arago's spot
- *pin hole diffraction
- *knife edge diffraction
- *thin wire diffraction
- zone plate lens
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6D Interferance
- 10. Interference From Two Sources
- *double slit and laser
- double slit on x-y recorder
- microwave two slit interference
- ripple tank incoherence
- 15. Interference of Polarized Light
- 20. Gratings
- *number of slits
- *gratings and laser
- *crossed gratings and laser
- *two dimensional gratings and laser
- *project spectra with grating
- 30. Thin Films
- *Newton's rings
- *soap film interference
- *air wedge
- *Pohl's mica sheet interference filters
- 40. Interferometers
- *Michelson interferometer
- *microwave interferometer
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6F COLOR
- 10. Synthesis and Analysis of Color
- *color box
- *color filters
- filtered spectrum
- purity of the spectrum
- recombining the spectrum
- 30. Dispersion
- 40. Scattering
- Color I
- Color II
- Absorption Spectrum
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6H POLARIZATION
- 10. Dichroic Polarization
- *polaroids on the overhead
- *microwave polarization
- *polarization - mechanical model
- 20. Polarization by Reflection
- *Brewster's angle
- microwave Brewster's angle
- *polarization by double reflection
- stack of plates
- 30. Circular Polarization
- *three polaroids {Transmission through Polaroid
}
- *barber pole
- *Karo syrup
- 35. Birefringence
- 50. Polarization by Scattering
- Brewster's Angle
- Transmission through Polaroid
- Polaroid Triplet
- Karo Syrup Column
- Light Scattering
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6Q MODERN OPTICS
- Mercury Spectrum
- Photoelectric Effect
- Possion Spot
- Holography
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