Diffraction - Crossed Screens


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Condition :   Good  
Principle :   Two-Dimensional Gratings   
Area of Study :  Optics, Astronomy  
Equipment :   Helium-neon laser (2 to 5 mw.), Optics bench, Meter stick, Plastic ruler (clear) with cm marks, Tape measure (25 ft.), Mesh screens (3, standard U.S.).

  
Procedure :   Two dimensional diffraction can be shown with the mesh screens. Just put them into the path of the laser beam and observe the patterns.  

The holographic "rainbow" glasses that are used to view fireworks are essentially crossed diffraction grating.  Place the lens of the glasses into the path of a laser beam and observe the diffraction pattern.

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   References

Ol-10,13:  Freier and Anderson,  A Demonstration Handbook for Physics.

 

O-515:  "Wire & Photo Mesh with Laser,"  DICK and RAE Physics Demo Notebook.

S-225:  "Scarf and Hosiery,"  DICK and RAE Physics Demo Notebook.

 

Gordon McComb, Laser, Ray Guns, & Light Cannons, p. 124.

Brian Jones and Matt Fackelman,  "Diffraction Screen- The Other Light Phenomenon,"  Don't Forget the Duct Tape! - The How and Why of the Experiments of the Little Shop of Physics - A Work in Progress, p. 37.

 



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