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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K8-01 ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE - MODEL
Shows the relationship between the electric and magnetic field vectors in a plane-polarized traveling electromagnetic wave
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K8-03 LIGHT NANOSECOND
Shows the distance light travels in one nanosecond
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K8-04: SPEED OF LIGHT
Measure the speed of light Read More
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K8-05: ELECTROMAGNETIC PLANE WAVE MODEL
Illustrate the geometry of a polarized electromagnetic plane wave Read More
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K8-11: MICROWAVES - STANDING WAVES
Demonstrate microwave standing waves Read More
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K8-12: RADIOWAVES - STANDING WAVES
Demonstrate standing waves using radio waves Read More
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K8-13: RADIOWAVES - LECHER WIRE STANDING WAVES
Illustrate standing electromagnetic waves in a high-impedance transmission line Read More
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K8-14: RADIOWAVES - STANDING WAVES IN AN ANTENNA
Show standing waves in a dipole antenna Read More
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K8-21: MICROWAVES - WAVEGUIDES
See what microwave waveguide components look like and to discuss their functions Read More
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K8-22: MICROWAVES - TUBULAR WAVEGUIDE
Demonstrate transmission of microwaves in a tubular "waveguide" Read More
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K8-31: TRANSMISSION LINE SAMPLE
Show a large coaxial cable transmission line Read More
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K8-32: PULSES IN TRANSMISSION LINES
Demonstrate the reflection of pulses in terminated and unterminated transmission lines and to determine the speed of an electromagnetic wave… Read More
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K8-33: NANOSECOND CABLES
Cables which delay a signal by a fixed time interval Read More
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K8-41: HERTZIAN DIPOLES
Show the shape and polarization of the radiation field around a dipole antenna Read More
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K8-42: RADIOWAVES - ENERGY AND DIPOLE PATTERN
Demonstrates transmission of energy in electromagnetic waves. Shows the radiation pattern of the dipole antenna
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K8-43: RADIOWAVES - FREQ MEASUREMENT WITH OSCILLOSCOPE
Experimentally determine the frequency of the radiowave transmitter Read More
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K8-44: RADIOWAVES - COUPLING OF WAVES
Illustrate inductive coupling using radio waves Read More
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K8-45 RADIO WAVES FROM SPARK
Demonstrates that a spark contains radio waves
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K8-46: Radio Waves & Faraday Cage
Demonstrate that a conductive cage blocks transmission of RF waves. Read More
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K8-51: MICROWAVE OVEN
Demonstrate operation and experimentation with a microwave oven Read More
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K8-52: MICROWAVE MAGNETRON
Show students what the magnetron tube from a typical microwave oven looks like Read More
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