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Polarization
M7-18: POLAROID SUNGLASSES
Category:
M7 Linear Polarization and Scattering
Purpose
:
Demonstrate how polaroid sunglasses work using a pair of clip-on polaroid sunglasses.
M7-17: REFLECTION OF LIGHT FROM DIELECTRIC AND CONDUCTOR
Category:
M7 Linear Polarization and Scattering
Purpose
:
Demonstrate how light is polarized when it reflects from dielectric surfaces, and remains unpolarized after reflecting from conducting surfaces.
M7-16: REFLECTION OF POLARIZED LIGHT FROM CONDUCTOR AND DIELECTRIC
Category:
M7 Linear Polarization and Scattering
Purpose
:
Show polarization effects for light reflection off various surfaces, and to demonstrate the Brewster angle.
M7-15: LINEAR AND ELLIP POLARIZATION - REFL FROM DIEL AND COND
Category:
M7 Linear Polarization and Scattering
Purpose
:
Demonstrate polarization effects in reflections from dielectric and conducting surfaces.
M7-14: BREWSTER'S WINDOW
Category:
M7 Linear Polarization and Scattering
Purpose
:
Demonstrate polarization by reflection.
M7-13: BREWSTER'S ANGLE - SEMICIRCULAR LUCITE SLAB
Category:
M7 Linear Polarization and Scattering
Purpose
:
Demonstrate polarization at Brewster's angle.
M7-12: BREWSTER'S ANGLE - POLAROID AND TWO REFLECTORS
Category:
M7 Linear Polarization and Scattering
Purpose
:
Demonstrate polarization by reflection.
M7-11: OPTICAL BOARD - BREWSTER'S ANGLE
Category:
M7 Linear Polarization and Scattering
Purpose
:
Demonstrate polarization of an internally reflected light beam, and to demonstrate Brewster's angle.
M7-08: MICROWAVES - MALUS' LAW
Category:
M7 Linear Polarization and Scattering
Purpose
:
Demonstrate Malus' law using microwaves.
M7-06: ROPE WAVE GENERATOR - POLARIZATION
Category:
M7 Linear Polarization and Scattering
Purpose
:
Illustrate polarization of a rope wave.
M7-05: ROPE AND COOKIE COOLERS
Category:
M7 Linear Polarization and Scattering
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the concept of polarization of a transverse wave.
M7-04: MALUS' LAW
Category:
M7 Linear Polarization and Scattering
Purpose
:
Demonstrate how the intensity changes in a polarized and analyzed light beam.
M7-02: RADIOWAVES - POLARIZATION
Category:
M7 Linear Polarization and Scattering
Purpose
:
Demonstrate polarization of radio waves due to antenna orit\entation.
M7-01: MICROWAVES - POLARIZATION
Category:
M7 Linear Polarization and Scattering
Purpose
:
Demonstrate polarization of microwaves and the show how microwaves are polarized.
O4-22: CORNSWEET ILLUSION
Category:
O4 Optical Illusions
Purpose
:
Classic Cornsweet illusion with circular rotating discs.
M7-07: THREE CROSSED POLAROIDS - E FIELD COMPONENTS
Category:
M7 Linear Polarization and Scattering
Purpose
:
Demonstrate that electric fields are vectors
K8-42: RADIOWAVES - ENERGY AND DIPOLE PATTERN
Category:
K8 Electromagnetic Waves and Sources
Purpose
:
Demonstrates transmission of energy in electromagnetic waves. Shows the radiation pattern of the dipole antenna
M8-01 POLAROIDS AND KARO SYRUP
Category:
M8 Optical Activity and Birefringence
Purpose
:
Demonstration of an optical cavity
M7-31 TYNDALL'S EXPERIMENT - COLLOIDAL SUNSET
Category:
M7 Linear Polarization and Scattering
Purpose
:
Colloidal sunset demonstration
M7-03 TWO POLAROIDS AND LIGHT SOURCE
Category:
M7 Linear Polarization and Scattering
Purpose
:
Demonstrates polarization of light
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