- Instrument Overview
The polarization state of light can be manipulated by rotating the polarizer and waveplate. The polarizer converts unpolarized light into polarized light, while the waveplate alters the polarization state of the light. In this experiment, a motor drives the rotation of the polarizer and waveplate, allowing complex polarization experiment results to be displayed to students via a computer interface. The experiment can be controlled by a computer to process results, or it can be controlled manually to record results.
- Product Features
· Motor-driven rotation of the polarizer
· Software-based fitting of experimental data
· Computer-controlled motor rotation
Won the Second Prize in the Third National Competition for Physics Laboratory Teaching Equipment in Higher Education
Selected Project under the World Bank-Funded Higher Education Reform and Development Project
- Experiment Content
1. Verification of Malus’s Law using experimental and theoretical curves
2. Generation and verification of light in various polarization states
3. The polarizing effect of a Brewster-angle plate
4. Analysis of the function of a half-wave plate based on experimental data
5. The functions of a quarter-wave plate, linearly polarized light, and circularly polarized light