Fresnel Lenses

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Condition :   Good   
Principle :   Wavelength and Focal Points  
Area of Study :  Optics  
Equipment :   Fresnel Lenses (Plus and Minus), Laser (2 to 5 mw.), Beam Expander lens, White Paper Screens.
  
Procedure :   Clean the Fresnel lenses with plastic polish and a soft cloth when necessary. Put the beam expander on the laser and direct this expanded beam onto the Fresnel lens. Observe the focusing properties and characteristics.  
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   References

Thomas B. Greenslade, Jr., "Fresnel's Lighthouse Lenses", TPT, Vol. 45, # 9, Dec. 2007, p. 550.

R.D. Edge and Edwin R, Jones, Jr., "Optical Illusions", TPT, Vol. 22, # 9 , Dec. 1984, p. 591.

R. Boyer, E. Fortin, "Intensity Measurements in a Fresnel Diffraction", AJP, Vol. 40, # 1, Jan. 1972, p. 74.

 

Ol - 22:  Freier and Anderson,  A Demonstration Handbook for Physics.

 

O-355:  "Fresnel Lens,"  DICK and RAE Physics Demo Notebook.

 

Simon Quellen Field, "Fun with a Big Lens", Gonzo Gizmos, p. 198 - 199.

"Fresnel Lens," The New Illustrated Science and Invention, p. 1056-1057.

"Giant Lens," Exploratorium Science Snackbook, 54.1 - 54.3.

"Giant Lens,"  The Exploratorium,  The Magic Wand and Other Experiments in Light and Color.

John H. Moore, Christopher C. Davis, Michael A. Coplan,  "Fresnel Lenses,"  Building Scientific Apparatus 2nd Edition,  p. 148.

Robert Ehrlich,  "Fresnel Lens,"  Turning the World Inside Out, p. 179-180.

Brian Jones and Matt Fackelman, "Fresnel Lenses", Don't Forget the Duct Tape, p. 49 - 52.



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