Optical Bench

Photograph of optical bench

Apparatus:
optical rail, laser source, white light source, lenses, mirrors, polarizers, apertures, slits, diffraction gratings, prisms

Description:
With the optical rail and some combination of its components, many demonstrations are possible. Colour addition, reflection, refraction, total internal reflection, lens systems, polarization, inverse square law, apertures, spherical abberations, diffraction and interference.