Optics includes experiments and observations of light as waves and rays and how they behave within various systems containing any configuration of lens’ and mirrors.
Lens Combination – The Telephoto Lens Introduction: The purpose of this lab is to analyze the properties of a telephoto lens system. This is a system of lenses that provide a long focal length in a relatively short optical system. We will specifically focus on the effective focal lengths and principal planes formed by such…
Introduction: The purpose of this experiment is to determine the index of refraction for various materials using different techniques. There are 3 parts to this experiment. Apply Snell’s law to determine the index of refraction for a clear slab of plastic (acrylic). Use the critical angle to determine the index of refraction for a slab…
Lab 3 – Measuring Focal Length of Converging Lens Introduction: The purpose of this experiment is to determine the focal length of a converging lens using 5 different methods. The methods used are described below: Object at large distance; image nearly in focal plane Bessel’s Method Autocollimation Abbe’s Method Lensmaker’s Formula Part 1: Using “Object at…
Devin Peterson “Determining Index of Refraction” Optics Lab 1 02/06/2015 Lab 1 – Determining the Index of Refraction Introduction: The purpose of this experiment is to determine the index of refraction for various materials using different techniques. There are 3 parts to this experiment. Apply Snell’s law to determine the index of refraction for a…