Code Number: 9C40.60

Demo Title: Dielectric Mirrors

Condition: Excellent

Principle: Beam Splitters, Interference Filters

Area of Study: Optics

Equipment:

632 nm Laser Tube End Mirrors, 532 nm Green Laser Pointer, 650 nm Red Laser Pointer, and 632 HeNe Laser.

Procedure: Shine the red laser pointer or the HeNe laser through one of the end mirror and show that there is not transmission. Do the same with the green laser pointer and you will see that the transmission is unhindered.

University of Maryland Physics Department QOTW Question #361

University of Maryland Physics Department QOTW Answer #361

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