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| '''Topic and Concept:''' Birefringence, [[Polarization#Birefringence| 6H35. Birefringence]] |
. Birefringence, [[Polarization#Birefringence|6H35. Birefringence]] |
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| * '''Cabinet:''' [[MechanicsCabinet|Mechanic (ME)]] * '''Bay:''' [[MechanicsCabinetBayA1|(A1)]] * '''Shelf:''' #1,2,3.. |
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| attachment: mainPhoto | * '''Cabinet:''' [[Optics|Optics (OP)]] * '''Bay:''' [[OpticsCabinetBayA1|(A1)]] * '''Shelf:''' #1 {{attachment:CalciteView1A.jpg}} {{attachment:CalciteView1PlusPiOver2A.jpg}} |
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| Insert succinct description of demonstration. | Rotate crystal of calcite (also known as Iceland Spar) above printed text. Two images are visible; one remains fixed as the crystal is rotated, the other circumnavigates the first. |
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| ||<:style="width: 60%" :40%>'''Equipment'''||<:30%>'''Location'''||<:25%>'''ID Number'''|| | In the above left picture, see the "S" in "Spar" forms two images, which lie on a diagonal line running from upper left to lower right. In the above right picture, the two images of the "S" now lie on a diagonal line running from upper right to lower left. The fixed image is due to the so-called "ordinary" ray. The mobile image is due to the so-called "extraordinary" ray. (It's not easy to tell in the above pictures which image is fixed and which is mobile). If a linear polarizer is available, it can be used to show that each ray is polarized, and that the angles of polarization of the two rays differ by 90°. ||<40% style="text-align:center">'''Equipment''' ||<30% style="text-align:center">'''Location''' ||<25% style="text-align:center">'''ID Number''' || |
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'''Discussion:''' The mathematical description of birefringence seems too advanced for an introductory course, however the demonstration may catch students' interest. |
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* Hyperphysics http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/phyopt/biref.html |
Double Refraction in Calcite, 6H35.15
Topic and Concept:
Birefringence, 6H35. Birefringence
Location:
Cabinet: Optics (OP)
Bay: (A1)
Shelf: #1
Abstract:
Rotate crystal of calcite (also known as Iceland Spar) above printed text. Two images are visible; one remains fixed as the crystal is rotated, the other circumnavigates the first.
In the above left picture, see the "S" in "Spar" forms two images, which lie on a diagonal line running from upper left to lower right.
In the above right picture, the two images of the "S" now lie on a diagonal line running from upper right to lower left.
The fixed image is due to the so-called "ordinary" ray. The mobile image is due to the so-called "extraordinary" ray. (It's not easy to tell in the above pictures which image is fixed and which is mobile).
If a linear polarizer is available, it can be used to show that each ray is polarized, and that the angles of polarization of the two rays differ by 90°.
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Calcite crystal |
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Linear Polarizer |
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Discussion:
The mathematical description of birefringence seems too advanced for an introductory course, however the demonstration may catch students' interest.
Videos:
References: