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6D30.15 - Parallel Plate Interference

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​6D30.15 - Parallel Plate Interference

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Title6D30.15 - Parallel Plate Interference
Objective

​To demonstrate interference of a thin film of air between optically flat plates.

StatusAvailable
Assembly Instructions

Place the two flat plates on the included black rubber sheet.  Position a camera on a slight angle above the plates to observe the interference pattern.​

Setup Time5
Operation Time2
Preview Time2
Operation Instructions

With the camera ported up for the students to see, using your pinky finger, apply pressure to the top plate and observe the interference pattern change as the thin film of air between the plates is changed.​

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Category6 Optics
Subcategory6D - Interference
Keywordsinterference, optically flat, plates, parallel, thin film
Construction Information
 
  
  
camera - color
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optically flat, circular glass plates
2
black rubber sheet
1