Basic Optics Ray Table - OS-8465A
A rotating disk with a polar grid that provides an excellent surface for measuring incident, reflected, and or refracted light rays.
Product Summary
The Ray Table provides an excellent viewing surface for ray optics. The square tab helps align the Basic Optics Light Source. The table can be rotated about its axis to quickly change the incident angle of the ray. The resulting angles of reflection and refraction are easily measured directly off the polar grid printed on the table.
The included acrylic cylindrical D lens simplifies the experiment by having the rays bend at only one surface. Investigate Snell’s Law for both cases of rays either entering or leaving the acrylic.
In addition, there is a slot for an optional polarizer (such as found in the Polarizer Set OS-8473 or the Basic Optics System OS8515D). This allows the students to find Brewster’s Angle for the acrylic D lens.