Geometrical Optics
L7-02: FOCAL PLANE SHUTTER - CHALKBOARD MODEL
Category: L7 Optical Instruments
Purpose:
Illustrate how a focal plane shutter works.
L6-91: ANAMORPHIC LENS
Category: L6 Lenses
Purpose:
Show application of anamorphic lenses to wide-screen movies.
L6-56: FRESNEL SPOTLIGHT
Category: L6 Lenses
Purpose:
Illustrate how Fresnel lenses are used in theatre spotlights.
L6-54: OPTICALLY PROGRAMMED TRAFFIC SIGNAL - MODEL
Category: L6 Lenses
Purpose:
Illustrate the optics of an optically programmed traffic signal.
L6-53: FRESNEL LENS MAGNIFIER
Category: L6 Lenses
Purpose:
Demonstrate magnification by a thin plastic Fresnel lens.
L6-52: FRESNEL LENSES - MISCELLANEOUS
Category: L6 Lenses
Purpose:
Allow individual experience with plastic Fresnel lenses.
L6-51: OPTICAL BOARD - FRESNEL LENS
Category: L6 Lenses
Purpose:
Demonstrate construction of a Fresnel lens.
M5-11: LASER DIFFRACTION - PIN POINT
Purpose:
Diffraction of laser beam by a pin point.
M5-04: LASER DIFFRACTION - EXOTIC ARRAYS
Purpose:
Show diffraction by arrays of complex figures.
M5-03: LASER DIFFRACTION - OPTICAL CRYSTALS
Purpose:
Two dimensional diffraction patterns with crystal symmetries.
L6-42: DISTORTION AND CORRECTION
Category: L6 Lenses
Purpose:
Illustrate pincushion and barrel distortion and correction thereof.
L6-41: DISTORTED IMAGE - PINCUSHION AND BARREL
Category: L6 Lenses
Purpose:
Slightly more complicated but better way to show pincushion and barrel distortion.
L6-40: DISTORTION - PINCUSHION AND BARREL
Category: L6 Lenses
Purpose:
Fast and simple way to show pincushion and barrel distortion.
L6-39: DISTORTION - PINCUSHION AND BARREL WITH 2 IRISES
Category: L6 Lenses
Purpose:
Show pincushion and barrel distortion.
L6-37: ASTIGMATISM
Category: L6 Lenses
Purpose:
Demonstrate off-axis astigmatism with a spherical lens.
L6-36: STRING MODEL - ASTIGMATISM
Category: L6 Lenses
Purpose:
Illustrate rays for on-axis astigmatism.
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L2-01 OPTICAL BOARD - PLANE MIRROR
Demonstrate reflection from a plane mirror Read More
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L2-02: OPTICAL BOARD - RAY DIAGRAM - PLANE MIRROR
Demonstrate how several light rays are used to locate the image in a plane mirror Read More
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L2-03: MICROWAVES - REFLECTION
Demonstrate that microwaves undergo specular reflection Read More
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L2-04: VIRTUAL IMAGE DETECTOR - PLANE MIRROR
Show the nature of a virtual image Read More
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L2-05 PERVERTED IMAGE - AXES IN MIRROR
Counterintuitive investigation of the nature of the image of a plane mirror Read More
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L2-06 MAGIC TRICK - DISAPPEARING RABBIT
Magic trick using a plane mirror Read More
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L2-07: PERVERTED IMAGE - LIGHT
Demonstrate that a plane mirror does not produce a left-to-right inversion Read More
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L2-21: OPTICAL BOARD - HALF-SILVERED MIRROR
Illustrate a half-silvered mirror Read More
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L2-22: INFINITY MIRROR
Illusion with half-silvered mirror Read More
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L2-24: PARTIALLY SILVERED CYLINDER
Demonstrate partially silvered surfaces Read More
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L2-25: LIGHT BULB IN WATER
Do a magic trick using partially reflected light Read More
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L2-27: Infinity Mirror - Portable
Show how a partially reflective surface can create the illusion of depth. Read More
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L2-41: OPTICAL BOARD - CORNER REFLECTOR
Show how a corner reflector works in two dimensions Read More
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L2-42: CORNER REFLECTOR - MIRROR TILES
Show what a corner reflector does Read More
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L2-43: CORNER REFLECTOR - ROTATING
Show that the reflected ray from a corner reflector is parallel to the incoming ray Read More
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L2-44: CORNER REFLECTOR - HAND HELD
Demonstrate dramatically how a corner reflector works Read More
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L2-45: MICROWAVES - CORNER REFLECTOR
A two-dimensional microwave corner reflector Read More
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L2-46: CORNER REFLECTOR - MODELS
Model how the rays reflect in a corner reflector Read More
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L2-61: MIRROR TILES WITH LIGHT BULB
Show multiple reflections using two mirrors Read More
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L2-62: MULTIPLE REFLECTIONS WITH MIRROR TILES
Show multiple reflections in a three-dimensional system of mirrors Read More
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L2-63: TELEIDOSCOPE
Demonstrate a kaleidoscope with rotating mirrors Read More
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