This experiment deals with the polarization of light. You will investigate the functionality of λ/2 and λ/4 plates. Moreover, you will set up a polariscope to visualize small differences in the refraction indices which appear, for example, due to mechanical stress inside the material.
Downloads:
- TO5 - Polarisation - Wellenplatten und Polariskop (pdf, 601.34 KB)
- Polarkoordinatenpapier DINA4 (pdf, 24.36 KB)
- TO5 - Lit [1] - Haist: Optische Phänomene in Natur & Alltag (OPiNA), Kap. 7 (pdf, 0.86 MB)
- TO5 - Lit [2] - Stanciu et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 047601 (2007) (pdf, 546.25 KB)
- TO5 - Lit [3] - Demtröder: Experimentalphysik II (2004), Kap. 8 (pdf, 1.04 MB)
- TO5 - Lit [4] - LD Systeme: Versuchsanleitung P5.4.2.3 zur Spannungsoptik (pdf, 122.51 KB)