OPTI 380A Lab Fall 2009
Last update: Nov 15, 2009
I. Class Syllabus and Laboratory Guidelines:
Syllabus, Guidelines, and Schedule for Fall 2009
II. Laboratory procedures: download these!
Here are the labs, and some notes about them:
| LAB 1: Semiconductor Light Sources I |
| Presentation Slides (Labs 1 and 2) |
| Prelab |
| Procedures |
| Post-Lab Questions |
| Reference Material: |
| LAB 2: Semiconductor Light Sources II |
| Prelab |
| Procedures |
| Post-Lab Questions |
| Reference Material: |
| LAB 3: Detectors |
| Presentation Slides (Lab 3) |
| Prelab |
| Procedures (revised 9/14) |
| Post-Lab Questions |
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Reference Material:
Burle 931A PMT Specification Sheet Pyroelectric Detector Specification Sheet |
| LAB 4: CDROM |
| Presentation Slides (Lab 4) |
| Prelab |
| Procedures |
| Post-Lab Questions |
| Reference Material: |
| LAB 5: Wave Motion |
| Presentation Slides (Lab 5) |
| Prelab |
| Procedures |
| Post-Lab Questions |
| Reference Material: |
| LAB 6: Linear Polarization |
| Presentation Slides (Lab 6) |
| Prelab |
| Procedures |
| Post-Lab Questions |
| Reference Material: |
| LAB 7: Waveplates and Stokes Vectors |
| Presentation Slides (Lab 7) |
| Prelab |
| Procedures |
| Post-Lab Questions |
| Reference Material: |
| LAB 8: Interference |
| Presentation Slides (Lab 8) |
| Prelab |
| Procedures (Revised 10/19/09) |
| Post-Lab Questions (new 10/22/09) |
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Reference Material: Movie: Combination of two plane waves Movie: Expanding spherical wavefront - position 1 |
| LAB 9: Michelson Interferometer |
| Presentation Slides (Lab 9) |
| Prelab |
| Procedures |
| Post-Lab Questions |
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| LAB 10: Michelson Applications |
| Presentation Slides (Lab 10) corrected 11/2 |
| Prelab |
| Procedures |
| Post-Lab Questions |
| Reference Material: |
| LAB 11: LASER |
| Presentation Slides (Lab 11) |
| Prelab |
| Procedures |
| Post-Lab Questions |
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| LAB 12: Diffraction |
| Presentation Slides (Lab 12) |
| Prelab |
| Procedures |
| Post-Lab Questions |
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Reference Material:
Basic Matlab program (ready 11/17) |
Any questions? Any difficulties with this page? Then:
Contact Tom Milster @ 621-8280 or email.
This page will be updated as the semester progresses.