Applications of Light: Scanners
Tutorial with bibliography. |
Cool Cosmos
Offers lessons and activities for infrared light. Also, includes has online tutorials, games and graphic galleries that related to this topic. |
Fraunhofer Lines
Prominent Fraunhofer lines in the spectrum of the sun are shown, together with their corresponding wavelengths. Very pretty! |
History of Optics
Timeline of optics-related historical moments. |
How Stuff Works: Light
Seven-segment detailed explanation uses drawings and animations to show how light works and how photons are generated, with many related links. |
Moiré Phenomenon
A book and a downloadable moire demonstration kit for printing on transparencies. |
Molecular Expressions: Images from the Microscope
Features hundreds of photomicrographs (photographs through the microscope) of everything from superconductors and high-tech materials to ice cream and beer. Also includes tutorials about microscopy and optics. |
Nanoptics, Inc., Fiberoptic Tutorial
History, theory and use of fiber optics. |
Oatmeal Box Pinhole Photography
Photo gallery plus directions to make a pinhole camera, take pictures and develop them. Also, links to other pinhole camera sites. |
Optical Fibres Project
How optical fibers work, and information on reflection, refraction, Snell's Law, total internal reflection and critical angles. |
Optics Exercises and Tutorial
(Univ of Florida). A sample electronic lecture or worksheet. |
Optics for Kids
An overview of the basics of optics suitable for elementary school children. Also discusses careers in science and engineering. |
Polarized Light
Fascinating facts about polarized light, from rainbows to beetles, from viking navigation to LCD displays. Myths and truth about polarized sunglasses. Also a shop with polarized-only items. |
Reflections In Choppy Water
Why does light reflecting off a lake or ocean appear to be "smeared" into a long strip?. |
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
Learn about the scanning electron microscope and its uses. |
The Speed of Light
Describes how the speed of light was measured. Includes curriculum-based science quizzes about light for K-12 (grades 4 to 7) students. |
Tux Teaches Photonics
A collection of information, lessons and quizes about photonics, taught by Tux. |
WebTOP
A 3D interactive computer graphics system that instructors can use to help teach optics, and that students can use to simulate and visualize optical phenomena to help them learn about optics. |
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