Polarization
K8-44: RADIOWAVES - COUPLING OF WAVES
Category: K8 Electromagnetic Waves and Sources
Purpose:
Illustrate inductive coupling using radio waves.
M9-23: CIRCULARLY POLARIZED LIGHT
Category: M9 Elliptical Polarization
Purpose:
Demonstrate properties of circularly polarized light.
M9-22: HALF WAVE PLATE
Category: M9 Elliptical Polarization
Purpose:
Show properties of a half-wave plate.
M9-21: QUARTER WAVE PLATE
Category: M9 Elliptical Polarization
Purpose:
Show properties of a quarter-wave plate.
M9-11: MICROWAVES - ELLIPTICAL POLARIZATION
Category: M9 Elliptical Polarization
Purpose:
Show properties of an elliptically polarized microwave beam.
M9-03: CIRCULAR POLARIZATION - STICK MODEL
Category: M9 Elliptical Polarization
Purpose:
Model of circularly polarized electromagnetic wave.
M8-31: LIQUID CRYSTALS
Category: M8 Optical Activity and Birefringence
Purpose:
Show various liquid crystals for individual viewing.
M8-22: NICOL PRISM
Category: M8 Optical Activity and Birefringence
Purpose:
Show polarization by the classic Nicol prism.
M8-21: CALCITE BIREFRINGENCE
Category: M8 Optical Activity and Birefringence
Purpose:
Demonstrate birefringence in a calcite crystal.
M8-14: PHOTOELASTICITY
Category: M8 Optical Activity and Birefringence
Purpose:
Demonstrate photoelasticity in plastic.
M8-13: POLAGE
Category: M8 Optical Activity and Birefringence
Purpose:
Art using optically active materials.
M8-12: POLARIZED COLOR SLIDE SET
Category: M8 Optical Activity and Birefringence
Purpose:
Fancy artistic demonstration of optical activity.
M8-11: OPTICAL ACTIVITY - ROSE AND BUTTERFLY
Category: M8 Optical Activity and Birefringence
Purpose:
Demonstration of classical optically active trinkets.
M8-05: POLAROIDS AND KARO SYRUP - SPECTRUM
Category: M8 Optical Activity and Birefringence
Purpose:
Demonstrate explicitly that the angle of rotation of polarized light in an optically active medium is a function of wavelength.
M8-04: OPTICAL ACTIVITY IN KARO SYRUP TANK
Category: M8 Optical Activity and Birefringence
Purpose:
Show rotation of the plane of polarization of white light in a uniform tank of Karo syrup.
M8-02: OPTICAL ACTIVITY - GLASS IN KARO SYRUP TANK
Category: M8 Optical Activity and Birefringence
Purpose:
Exotic demonstration of optical activity.
M7-41: SCATTERING OF LASER BEAM
Category: M7 Linear Polarization and Scattering
Purpose:
Show scattering of light.
M7-34: ROTATION OF POLARIZATION - POLAROID AND WAX PAPER
Category: M7 Linear Polarization and Scattering
Purpose:
Demonstrate two ways to change the polarization of light.
M7-33: DEPOLARIZATION BY SCATTERING - WAX PAPER
Category: M7 Linear Polarization and Scattering
Purpose:
Demonstrate how scattering can depolarize light.
M7-32: TRANSVERSE NATURE OF LIGHT
Category: M7 Linear Polarization and Scattering
Purpose:
Demonstrate scattering of light and polarization of scattered light.