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2009 Optics Summer Camp
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During the week of June 8-12, 19 high school students spent their afternoons with us. Our lighthearted curriculum included discussions, experiments, and demonstrations of lenses, color, vision, light sources (including a Claussen's Kosher Pickle), reflections, diffractive optics, cameras, a contest involving mirrors, and field trips to our Optics Shop, our Quantum Nano-Optics Lab, and a very special trip to UA's famed Mirror Lab.
The week concluded with a combination pizza party, awards ceremony, and solar telescope viewing for campers and their families. Families, thank you for sending your children to us -- optics camp is one of the highlights of our year.
OSC team members: Carl Maes, Mike Nofziger, Kevin Erwin and Cindy Robertson, with Poma Bhowmik, Vaibhav Bora, Jim Burge, Cory Christenson, Vrushali Korde, Matt Kupinski, Meredith Kupinski, Stacie Manuel, Matt Novak, Ben Richards, Adam Roberts, Jim Schwiegerling, Pouria Valley, Andrew Wall, Stefano Young, and Ping Zhou.
Contact: Dr. Mike Nofziger at nofziger@optics.arizona.edu
The photos are thumbnails. Please click on each for a larger image.
Monday: Properties of Light, Light Sources Welcome and Introduction: Mike Welcome to The College of Optical Sciences Facts and figures about the College Facts and figures about our undergraduate program
Light and Its Properties: Carl
Light Sources I – Experiment: Mike, Kevin, Ping, and Stacie Incandescent light sources Gas discharge sources: Fluorescent tubes Measurement of lumens/watt from a 100W tungsten bulb and a CFL.
Light Sources II – Experiment: Mike, Kevin, Ping, and Stacie Solid-state light sources Low-pressure sodium lamp The Great Pickle Light High-pressure sodium lamp HID lamp
Speed of Light – Experiment: Cory Melt marshmallows in a microwave oven Measure the wavelength of the standing wave pattern (c = f * λ)
Tuesday: Vision, Lenses, Color
Background on Human Vision: Jim S. Photopic vs. scotopic vision Cones vs. rods The Snellen eye chart, 20/20 vision
Lenses – Experiment: Mike, Stefano, Adams, and Andrew The shapes of lenses The view through a simple magnifying glass Real vs. virtual images Imaging with a positive lens Magnification
Dissection of a Cow’s Eye: Jim S.
Background on Color: Mike Additive vs. subtractive primary colors CIE color horseshoe
Color – Experiment: Mike, Kevinn, Pouria, and Vaibhav R+G+B=White : additive primaries--light sources Pixel Magnifiers C+M+Y=Black : subtractive primaries—ink jet printing, etc. LED color mixing experiments
Wednesday" Reflection, TIR, Mirrors, Kaleidoscopes
Curved Mirrors – Experiments: Mike, Poma, and Stacie Concave vs. convex Convex mirrors Concave mirrors Radius of curvature, center of curvature, focal length
Spinning Water Mirror – Experiment: Mike, Kevin, Poma, Adam,
Spin a bucket of water on a record player At a given RPM, measure the focal length Take data (focal length vs. RPM) Use Excel to plot the data, compare to theoretical curve Make connections to the UA Mirror Lab!!
Reflection – Experiments: Mike, Kevin, Poma, Pouria, Vaibhav, Andrew, and Vrushali Handedness (right-hand becomes your left hand) Ghost reflections Two-way mirrors Infinity of lights demo Funhouse flexible mirrors Total Internal Reflection (TIR) Automobile rear view mirrors
Make a Kaleidoscope –
Experiment: Mike, Kevin, Poma, Andrew,
Tour of the OSC Optics Shop– 4.2m Discovery Channel Telescope Mirror: Matt N.
Thursday: Wave Optics
LCD, Diffractive Optics – Experiments: Pouria Basic properties of liquid crystals LCD displays Digital optics
LCD Computer Screen Dissection: Adam Parts of an LCD computer screen dissected Show a working model
Schlieren Photography – Experiment: Meredith
Tour of the Quantum Nano-Optics Lab: Ben
Laser Beam Communication: All of us Demo of the laser beam communicators Using mirrors Using optical fiber The Great Mirror Contest
Friday: Medical Imaging, Infrared,
Telescopes, Mirror Lab,
Medical Imaging: Matt K.
Near Infrared – Experiments: Mike, Kevin, Vaibhav, and Poma Build a remote control decoder Near IR surveillance camera
Far Infrared – Experiments: Mike, Kevin, Pouria, and Poma IR thermal camera demo
Tour of the UA Mirror Lab: Jim B.
Pizza Party and Awards Ceremony
Solar Telescope Viewing: Cory |
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Cathy Alexander
Information Specialist Coordinator
College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona
