09 Optics
Instructional Experiments on
Optics
(and some related theory papers)
Topics
-light sources
Agrawal, D. C., H. S. Leff, and V. J. Menon (1996), "Efficiency and efficacy of incandescent lamps," Am. J. Phys. 64 (5), 649-654.
Anderson, W. F., Jr. (1974), "Spectral distribution of light emitted by various sources - a take-home experiment," Am. J. Phys. 42, 1127-1128.
Baker, D. J. (1966), "Time dependence of fluorescent lamp emission - a simple demonstration," Am. J. Phys. 34, 627.
Eaton, B. G. (1971), "Strobography and "miniflashers"," Am. J. Phys. 39, 343-344.
Funk, A. C. and M. Beck (1997), "Sub-Poissonian photocurrent statistics: theory and undergraduate experiment," Am. J. Phys. 65 (6), 492-500.
Gillies, G. T. (1980), "Altered light-emitting diode point source emitter," Am. J. Phys. 48, 418-419.
Guang-Hui Tang and Jiang-Cheng Wang (2005), "Correlation detection of fluorescent lamp flicker using a sound card," Am. J. Phys. 73 (12), 1189-91.
Holonyak, N., Jr. (2000), "Is the light emitting diode (LED) an ultimate lamp?," Am. J. Phys. 68 (9), 864-6.
Johnson, D. A. (1995), "Demonstrating the light-emitting diode," Am. J. Phys. 63 (8), 761-2.
Kruglak, H. (1975), "Laboratory exercise on the inverse square law," Am. J. Phys. 43, 449-451.
Kruglak, H. (1984), "More about sodium light sources," Am. J. Phys. 52, 762.
Kwasnoski, J. B. (1972), "A laboratory investigation of light-emitting diodes," Am. J. Phys. 40, 588-591.
Lai, M. and J. -C. Diels (1990), "Interference between spontaneous emission in different directions," Am. J. Phys. 58, 928-930.
Langlois, P., A. Boivin, and R. A. Lessard (1986), "Production and use of a light beam with an intensity proportional to the distance from the source," Am. J. Phys. 54, 435-440.
Margaritondo, G. and J. H. Weaver (1984), "Resource Letter SR-1: synchrotron radiation," Am. J. Phys. 52, 590-597.
Meiners, H. F. and Committe on Apparatus of the AAPT, Eds. (1965), "Cool-beam lamp projection system," Am. J. Phys. 33, No. 9 - xii.
Nicklin, R. C. (1975), "Laser vs light bulb power comparison," Am. J. Phys. 43, 111.
Redondo, E., A. Ojeda, G. G. Diaz, and I. Martil (1997), "A laboratory experiment with blue light-emitting diodes," Am. J. Phys. 65 (5), 371-6.
Spenceley, B. and J. Rozenbergs (1971), "Convenient ripple-free light sources," Am. J. Phys. 39, 454.
Sukow, W. W. (1984), "Distance dependence of fields as a function of source geometry using light sources," Am. J. Phys. 52, 127-129.
Wiggins, T. A. and C. E. Mulfinger, Jr. (1979), "A less expensive sodium laboratory source," Am. J. Phys. 47, 197-198.
Wunderlich, F. J., D. E. Shaw, and M. J. Hones (1977), "A light-emitting diode as a point light source," Am. J. Phys. 45, 106.
Xincheng Yan, Yixin Yu, L. Shen, and K. H. Wanser (1995), "Near-field-far-field transition of a finite line source using incoherent light: a student laboratory experiment," Am. J. Phys. 63 (1), 47-53.
Zanetti, V. (1984), "Sun and lamps," Am. J. Phys. 52, 1127-1130.
Zanetti, V. (1985), "Temperature of incandescent lamps," Am. J. Phys. 53, 546-548.
-photodetectors & optical power meters
Burns, D. J. and J. M. Reynolds (1976), "Simple experiment to introduce the photomultiplier," Am. J. Phys. 44, 649-650.
Butler, C. O. a. B., D. (1994), "The photodiode array camera: a new method for acquiring airtrack data," Am. J. Phys. 62 (5), 444-450.
de Izarra, C. and O. Vallee (1994), "On the use of linear CCD image sensors in optics experiments," Am. J. Phys. 62 (4), 357-61.
DeYoung, P. A. and B. Mulder (2002), "Studying collisions in the general physics laboratory with quadrature light emitting diode sensors," Am. J. Phys. 70 (12), 1226-30.
Duley, W. W. and P. J. Finnigan (1973), "Project laboratory on the growth of pyroelectric crystals for infrared detector applications," Am. J. Phys. 41, 657-660.
DuPuy, D. L. (1978), "A sensitive photodiode photometer for laboratory experiments," Am. J. Phys. 46, 1079-1080.
Glanz, P. K. (1976), "Inexpensive light meter for holographers," Am. J. Phys. 44, 399.
Houlihan, J. F. and L. Mifsud (1976), "Determination of absolute D* for photovoltaic infrared detectors: an advanced undergraduate experiment," Am. J. Phys. 44, 1094-1097.
Itagi, V. V. (1970), "Inexpensive chemical detector for a CO2 laser," Am. J. Phys. 38, 777.
Jones, E. R. (1974), "High-sensitivity solid-state photometer," Am. J. Phys. 42, 342-343.
Kammer, D. W. and M. A. Ludington (1977), "Laboratory experiments with silicon solar cells," Am. J. Phys. 45, 602-605.
Khoury, A., J-P. Charles, J. Charette, M. Fieux, and P. Miahle (1984), "Solar cells: a laboratory experiment on the temperature dependence of the open-circuit voltage," Am. J. Phys. 52, 449-451.
Kissner, F. (1981), "Inexpensive photovoltaic solar radiometer," Am. J. Phys. 49, 439-442.
Koczyk, P., P. Wiewior, and C. Radzewicz (1996), "Photon counting statistics-undergraduate experiment," Am. J. Phys. 64 (3), 240-5.
Larson, L. E. and M. E. Mickelson (1985), "A super optical power meter," Am. J. Phys. 53, 1108-1110.
Lengacher, C., S. Macklin, D. Hite, and M. F. Masters (1998), "Low cost CCD detectors for spectroscopy," Am. J. Phys. 66 (11), 1025-8.
Levenson, M. D. (1970), "Sensitive small area photometer," Am. J. Phys. 38, 987-989.
Lindsay, R. H. and B. E. Paton (1976), "Inexpensive photometer using light-emitting diodes," Am. J. Phys. 44, 188-189.
Lovell, D. J. (1969), "the development of lead salt detectors," Am. J. Phys. 37, 467-478.
McCluney, W. R. (1968), "Radiometry and photometry," Am. J. Phys. 36, 977-979.
McCluney, W. R. (1969), "Letter re: 'Radiometry and photometry' [Am. J. Phys. 36,k 977 (1968)]," Am. J. Phys. 37, 942.
Muldawer, L. (1969), "Resource letter XR-1 on X-rays," Am. J. Phys. 37, 123-134.
Mullaney, P. F. (1966), "Simple demonstrations of photoconductivity in CdS," Am. J. Phys. 34, 812-813.
Nicodemus, F. E. (1970), "Optical resource letter on radiometry," Am. J. Phys. 38, 43-50.
Paveri-Fontana, S. L. (1977), "An elementary model for the radiometer," Am. J. Phys. 45, 447-450.
Peirism M. G. C. and I. K. Perera (1987), "A simple inexpensive photometer using light-dependent resistors," Am. J. Phys. 55, 1147.
Pipes, P. B. and T. F. Dutton (1976), "Simple recording photometer for diffraction experiments," Am. J. Phys. 44, 399.
Rossing, T. D. and Committe on Apparatus of the AAPT, Eds. (1965), "Apparatus notes: photosensitive transistors," Am. J. Phys. 33, No. 6 - vi.
Roy, S., S. Chaudhuri, and C. S. Unnikrishnan (2005), "A simple and inexpensive electronic wavelength-meter using a dual-output photodiode," Am. J. Phys. 73 (6), 571-3.
Sanders, S. G., E. Porter, and L. LaBash (1969), "An inexpensive fast-light detector for student laboratories," Am. J. Phys. 37, 915-917.
Whitehead, L. A. and M. A. Mossman (2006), "Jack O'Lanterns and integrating spheres: Halloween physics," Am. J. Phys. 74 (6), 537-41.
Wieder, S. and E. Jaoudi (1978), "Autobalancing radiometer," Am. J. Phys. 46, 935-937.
Wilson, J. H. and D. E. Loder (1974), "Fringe intensity photometer," Am. J. Phys. 42, 77.
Zanetti, V. and A. Zecca (1983), "A home-made pyranometer for solar experiments," Am. J. Phys. 51, 633-636.
Arenas, A., L. Victoria, F. J. Abellan, and J. A. Ibanez (1996), "Dynamic characterization of a windmill radiometer," Eur. J. Phys. 17 (6), 331-6.
Kirkup, L. and I. Cherry (1988), "Temperature dependence of photoconductive decay in sintered cadmium sulphide," Eur. J. Phys. 9, 64-68.
Chakavarti, S. K. (1985), "Simple photometric experiments with cadmium sulfide cells," Phys. Educ. 20, 84-87.
Coisson, R. and E. Rancan (1979), "Quantitative use of a Crookes radiometer," Phys. Educ. 14, 58-59.
-geometric optics & aberrations
Allen, R. B. (1971), "Laser, crossed diffraction gratings, and smoke box," Am. J. Phys. 39, 1271-1272.
Atneosen, R. and R. Feinberg (1991), "Learning optics with optical design software," Am. J. Phys. 59, 242-247.
Bartlett, A. A., R. Lucero, and G. O. Johnson (1984), "Note on a common virtual image," Am. J. Phys. 52, 640-643.
Bodek, A. (1984), "Simple experiment illustrating the properties of waves in a refractive medium," Am. J. Phys. 52.
Cochran, W. R. (1982), "Mirror wall tile and the triple reflector," Am. J. Phys. 50, 765.
Covarrubias, H., M. (1990), "Successive reflections of a light beam on a pair of plane mirrors," Am. J. Phys. 58, 565-567.
Deautschman, W. A. (1977), "Parallax without pain," Am. J. Phys. 45, 490.
Duley, W. W. (1968), "Measurement of longitudinal spherical aberration of a thin lens with a laser," Am. J. Phys. 36, 847-848.
Edwards, T. H., D. Eicher, and J. A. Nolen, Jr. (1975), "Life science-related physics laboratory on geometrical optics," Am. J. Phys. 43, 764-765.
Fernando, P. C. B. (1980), "Some experiments with thin prisms," Am. J. Phys. 48, 954-955.
Finn, E. J. (1973), "An interactive instruction session in ray tracing," Am. J. Phys. 41, 818-821.
Friedmann, G. B. (1987), "Limits of deviation by a prism," Am. J. Phys. 55, 1139.
Furlan, W. D., L. Munoz-Escriva, A. Pons, and M. Martinez-Corral (2002), "Optical aberrations measurement with a low cost optometric instrument," Am. J. Phys. 70 (8), 857-61.
Gaggioli, N. G. and P. Bouchard (1983), "Graphic differentiator using a goffer film," Am. J. Phys. 51, 652-653.
Gatland, I. R. (2002), "Thin lens ray tracing," Am. J. Phys. 70 (12), 1184-6.
Haig, G. Y. and L. W. Barr (1976), "Comment on "Cylindrical lenses and short beers" [M. J. Moloney, Am. J. Phys. 43, 741 (1975)]," Am. J. Phys. 44.
Hamilton, J. H. and W. H. Stevens (1968), "An improved blackboard optics system," Am. J. Phys. 36, 1170.
Harris, R. B. (1968), "Letter re: 'Rays from a parabolic reflector for an off focal-point source'," Am. J. Phys. 36, 1022-1023.
Huebner, J. S., D. L. Gibbs, Jr., and P. Ryan (2000), "Projecting chromatic aberrations," Am. J. Phys. 68 (9), 869-70.
Lachaine, A. R. and P. Rochon (1983), "A simple demonstration of spherical aberation," Am. J. Phys. 51, 853-855.
Leung, A. F. and S. George (1988), "Measuring thickness of a glass bottle with a laser," Am. J. Phys. 56, 277-278.
Li-er, S. (1986), "A new method to measure the R and n of a convex lens," Am. J. Phys. 54, 466-468.
Lock, J. A. and J. H. Andrews (1992), "Optical caustics in natural phenomena," Am. J. Phys. 60 (5), 397-407.
Lock, J. A. and J. R. Woodruff (1989), "Analysis of two unusual reflection caustics," Am. J. Phys. 57, 260-264.
Mackay, R. S. (1978), "Shine a flashlight on an image," Am. J. Phys. 46, 297.
Mak, S. (1987), "Longitudinal spherical aberation of a thick lens," Am. J. Phys. 55, 247-249.
Marsh, J. S. (1984), "Light distribution near the focal point of a two-dimensional lens," Am. J. Phys. 52, 152-155.
Merrill, J. R. (1971), "Simple computer programs in introductory geometrical optics," Am. J. Phys. 39, 442-446.
Miles, C. L. (1974), "Mapping transform showing mirror equivalence in concave and convex reflectors," Am. J. Phys. 42, 614-616.
Moloney, M. J. (1975), "Cylindrical lenses and short beers," Am. J. Phys. 43, 741-743.
Nahshol, D. (1965), "Optical aberrations - demonstration and measuring," Am. J. Phys. 33, 970-971.
Nicklin, R. C. and W. C. Connolly (1975), "Rugged refraction demonstration," Am. J. Phys. 43, 112.
Ono, S. (1980), "Lecture hall determination of the position of a virtual image," Am. J. Phys. 48, 322.
Prigo, R. B. and A. Korda (1976), "Additions to "Cylindrical lenses and short beers"," Am. J. Phys. 44, 601.
Prigo, R. B., A. Rosales, R. B. Harding, and R. Wormsbecjer (1979), "One beer for the price of two," Am. J. Phys. 47, 744-745.
Prigo, R. B., R. B. Harding, R. Wormsbecher, and R. P. Brandts (1977), "A not so tall beer," Am. J. Phys. 45, 582-583.
Roy, M. (1972), "A new method for measuring the focal length of a diverging lens," Am. J. Phys. 40, 1869-1870.
Sherman, C. (1980), "That speck in the bathtub - an elementary study in modeling and dimensional reasoning," Am. J. Phys. 48, 882-883.
Smith, G. R. and P. D. Loly (1979), "The great beer bottle experiment," Am. J. Phys. 47, 515-518.
Stanley, E. (1971), "Prism goniometry by the return beam method," Am. J. Phys. 39, 576-577.
Stanley, E. (1980), "Beam splitting device for use with smoke chamber ray optics demonstrations," Am. J. Phys. 48, 320.
Stanley, E. (1981), "Generation of conical beams of light for smoke-chamber demonstrations," Am. J. Phys. 49, 1185-1186.
Stanley, E. (1981), "Use of diffraction gratings in geometrical optics demonstrations," Am. J. Phys. 49, 91-92.
Stanley, E. (1986), "The use of crossed diffraction gratings to generate a three-dimensional bundle of diverging beams," Am. J. Phys. 54, 952.
Strouse, W. M. (1972), "Bouncing light beam," Am. J. Phys. 40, 913-914.
Temple, P. A. (1975), "Laser mount for the demonstration of ray tracing in the optics laboratory," Am. J. Phys. 43, 92-94.
Venugopal, N. and V. Srinivasan (1982), "Liquid lens," Am. J. Phys. 50, 554.
Walther, A. (1996), "Teaching the theory of real lenses," Am. J. Phys. 64 (9), 1161-5.
Waring, R. C. (1980), "Multiple lens experiment," Am. J. Phys. 48, 437-438.
Woodward, L. A. (1974), "Practical use of existing lenses," Am. J. Phys. 42, 254-255.
Yuste, M. and C. Carreras (1986), "Comment on "Simple experiment illustrating the properties of waves in a refracting medium" [A. Bodek, Am. J. Phys. 52, 77 (1984)]," Am. J. Phys. 54.
Berry, M. V. (2006), "Oriental magic mirrors and the Laplacian image," Eur. J. Phys. 27 (1), 109-18.
Bruce, I. (2006), "ABCD transfer matrices and paraxial ray tracing for elliptic and hyperbolic lenses and mirrors," Eur. J. Phys. 27 (2), 393-406.
Carpena, P. and A. V. Coronado (2006), "On the focal point of a lens: beyond the paraxial approximation," Eur. J. Phys. 27 (2), 231-41.
Hoffmann, H. -J. (2000), "The geometrical meaning of the paraxial approximation of Snell's law and visualizing its accuracy," Eur. J. Phys. 21 (1), 59-62.
Martinez-Corral, M., L. Munoz-Escriva, A. Pons, and M. T. Caballero (2001), "An experiment to study the structure of the focal volume in apertured focusing systems," Eur. J. Phys. 22 (4), 361-9.
Riesz, F. (2006), "A note on `Oriental magic mirrors and the Laplacian image'," Eur. J. Phys. 27 (4), 5-7.
van Beveren, E., F. Kleefeld, and G. Rupp (2006), "Images in christmas baubles," Eur. J. Phys. 27 (2), 337-46.
Beynon, J. (1982), "A reappraisal of geometrical optics," Phys. Educ. 17, 83-87.
Engelen, J., S. Y. El-Zaiat, and L. Missotten (1992), "A method for measuring the radius of curvature of a spherical mirror," Phys. Educ. 27, 24-27.
Flerackers, E. L. M., H. J. Janssen, and J. A. Poulis (1984), "Combination of thin lenses - a computer oriented method," Phys. Educ. 19, 24-25.
Herbert, J. M. (1981), "Concentrated parallel beams of light," Phys. Educ. 16, 333-335.
Lovett, D. (1981), "Soap film analogue of Fermat's principle and Snell's law," Phys. Educ. 16, 376-379.
Morton, N. (1988), "Measurement of the focal length of a lens system with a spectrometer," Phys. Educ. 23, 54-56.
Morton, N. (1991), "Don't forget the reflector," Phys. Educ. 26, 243-248.
Siddons, J. C. (1979), "The prism and the telescope," Phys. Educ. 14, 380-383.
Smith, I. A. and M. R. Steel (1979), "Aluminised thin film plastic mirrors," Phys. Educ. 14, 428-430.
Sydlowska, J. and K. Zboinski (1984), "A multipurpose prism for refractometry and light path demonstrations," Phys. Educ. 19, 81-82.
-optical components & instruments
- (1966), "Apparatus notes: acrylic mirrors and diffusers," Am. J. Phys. 34, No. 5 - x.
Anderson, M. and C. Ward (2004), "All-reflective automated beam alignment device for ultrafast lasers," Am. J. Phys. 72 (10), 1347-1350.
Attard, A. E. (1979), "Directional alignment properties of the bifocal lens," Am. J. Phys. 47, 1102-1103.
Blatt, J. H. (1973), "Inexpensive Gauss eyepiece illuminator," Am. J. Phys. 41, 138.
Cochran, W. R. (1982), "Mirror wall tile and the triple reflector," Am. J. Phys. 50, 765.
Daw, H. A. and Committee on Apparatus of the AAPT (1968), "Gears as light choppers," Am. J. Phys. 36, 1021-1022.
Ou, Z. Y. and L. Mandel (1989), "Deriviation of reciprocity relations for a beam splitter from energy balance," Am. J. Phys. 57 (1), 66-7.
Rayside, J. S. and W. H. Fletcher (1975), "Method for constructing curved glass slits," Am. J. Phys. 43, 1111-1112.
Siddons, J. C. (1979), "The prism and the telescope," Phys. Educ. 14, 380-383.
-optical system design & modulation transfer function
Atneosen, R. and R. Feinberg (1991), "Learning optics with optical design software," Am. J. Phys. 59, 242-247.
Finn, E. J. (1973), "An interactive instruction session in ray tracing," Am. J. Phys. 41, 818-821.
Gerrard, A. (1966), "An experimental method of determining the matrix elements of an optical system," Am. J. Phys. 34, 67.
Huffman, A. (1980), "Measuring a glasses prescription," Am. J. Phys. 48, 309-310.
O'Shea, D. C. and A. C. Rakes (1986), "A modulation transfer function analyzer based on a microcomputer and dynamic ram chip camera," Am. J. Phys. 54, 821-4.
Rueckner, W. and C. Papaliolios (2002), "How to beat the Rayleigh resolution limit: A lecture demonstration," Am. J. Phys. 70 (6), 587-94.
Sargood, D. G. (1978), "On Abbe's theory of imaging: a simple lecture room demonstration," Am. J. Phys. 46, 185-187.
Kolodziejczyk, A., Z. Jaroszewicz, R. Henao, and O. Quintero (2002), "An experimental apparatus for white light imaging by means of a spherical obstacle," Am. J. Phys. 70 (2), 169-72.
Bonczak, B. and J. Dabrowski (1979), "A school experiment to confirm Abbé's theory," Phys. Educ. 14, 235-237.
-optical mounts & opto-mechanical design
Cornejo, A. (1972), "Abridged supporting block set for optical experiments," Am. J. Phys. 40, 1697-1698.
Gaylord, T. K., J. E. Weaver, and W. R. Callen (1976), "A mobile, rigid, vibration-isolated optics demonstration platform," Am. J. Phys. 44, 310-311.
Maring, K. A. (1972), "X-Y-Z optical bench," Am. J. Phys. 40, 917-918.
Nahshol, D. and M. Ben-Dov (1965), "Poor man's optical bench," Am. J. Phys. 33, 504.
-Hamiltonian optics & continuously varying index of refraction
Evans, J. (1993), "The ray form of Newton's law of motion," Am. J. Phys. 61 (4), 347-50.
Jones, K. M., S. Lundgren, and A. Chakravorty (1988), "A calculus of variations demonstration: the gradient index lens," Am. J. Phys. 56, 1099.
Krueger, D. A. (1980), "Spatially varying index of refraction: an open ended undergraduate topic," Am. J. Phys. 48, 183-188.
Mamola, K. C., W. F. Mueller, and B. J. Regiitko (1992), "Light rays in gradient index media: a laboratory exercise," Am. J. Phys. 60, 527-529.
Ambrosini, D., A. Ponticiello, G. Schirripa Spagnolo, R. Borghi, and F. Gori (1997), "Bouncing light beams and the Hamiltonian analogy," Eur. J. Phys. 18 (4), 284-9.
Lovett, D. (1981), "Soap film analogue of Fermat's principle and Snell's law," Phys. Educ. 16, 376-379.
Morton, N. (1984), "Gradient refractive index lenses," Phys. Educ. 19, 86-90.
-Gaussian beam optics
Almeida, A. M., E. Nogueira, and M. Belsley (1999), "Paraxial imaging: Gaussian beams versus paraxial-spherical waves," Am. J. Phys. 67 (5), 428-433.
Arnaud, J. A. (1973), "Classroom demonstration of the laws of propagation of Gaussian beams," Am. J. Phys. 41, 549-552.
Borcherds, P. H. (1971), "Focusing a coherent beam," Am. J. Phys. 39, 680-681.
Gupta, P. K. and S. Bhargava (1988), "An experiment with Gaussian laser beams," Am. J. Phys. 56, 563-4.
Lock, J. A. and E. A. Hovenac (1993), "Diffraction of a Gaussian beam by a spherical obstacle," Am. J. Phys. 61 (8), 698-706.
Peatross, J. and M. V. Pack (2001), "Visual introduction to Gaussian beams using a single lens as an interferometer," Am. J. Phys. 69 (11), 1169-72.
Murphy, J. A. and A. Egan (1993), "Examples of Fresnel diffraction using Gaussian modes," Eur. J. Phys. 14, 121-127.
Trappe, N., J. A. Murphy, and S. Withington (2003), "The Gaussian beam mode analysis of classical phase aberrations in diffraction-limited optical systems," Eur. J. Phys. 24 (4), 403-12.
Yan Zhang and Chun-Fang Li (2006), "On the representation of an inclined Gaussian beam," Eur. J. Phys. 27 (4), 779-86.
-nonimaging optics
Szmulowicz, F. (1996), "Conchoid of Nicomedes from reflections and refractions in a cone," Am. J. Phys. 64 (4), 467-71.
-vision
Connolly, W. C. (1975), "Colored fans - a visual spectacular," Am. J. Phys. 43, 112.
Doyle, H. A. (1992), "Demonstrations of inverted images on the retina," Am. J. Phys. 60, 474.
Edwards, T. H., D. Eicher, and J. A. Nolen, Jr. (1975), "Life science-related physics laboratory on geometrical optics," Am. J. Phys. 43, 764-765.
Hodges, L. (1984), "Polarized sunglasses and stereopsis," Am. J. Phys. 52, 855.
Huffman, A. (1980), "Measuring a glasses prescription," Am. J. Phys. 48, 309-310.
Kruglak, H. (1981), "Limit of eye resolution with slitfilm," Am. J. Phys. 49, 1183-1184.
MacLatchy, C. S. (1978), "Radius of curvature of the cornea - an experiment for the life-science physics lab," Am. J. Phys. 46, 615-616.
MacLatchy, C. S. (1978), "The diameter of the fovea - a short exercise for the life-science physics lab," Am. J. Phys. 46, 1076-1077.
Mathur, S. S. and R. D. Bahunuga (1977), "Reading with the relaxed eye," Am. J. Phys. 45, 1097-1098.
Miles, C. L. (1990), "Subjective measurement of resolution of a slit-limited eye," Am. J. Phys. 58, 552-554.
Morgan, J. and R. J. Lysiak (1966), "Studies of laser light scattered by a mivong surface," Am. J. Phys. 34, 433-436.
Oppenheimer, F. (1965), "Simple demonstration of the retinal evidence involved in distance perception," Am. J. Phys. 33, 1085-1088.
Oppenheimer, F. (1974), "The study of perception as a part of teaching physics," Am. J. Phys. 42, 531-537.
Pease, P. L. (1980), "Resource letter CCV-1: color and color vision," Am. J. Phys. 48, 907-917.
Rokoske, T. L. and R. C. Nicklin (1975), "Glow lamp swingers," Am. J. Phys. 43.
Sefton, A. J. (1980), "Use of the reduced eye in life-science labs," Am. J. Phys. 48, 494-495.
Weltin, H. (1965), "An optical illusion," Am. J. Phys. 33, 969-970.
White, H. W., P. E. Chumbley, R. L. Berney, and V. H. Barredo (1982), "Undergraduate laboratory experiment to measure the threshold of vision," Am. J. Phys. 50, 448-50.
Dekker, J., J. Steketee, and G. S. A. M. van de Ven (1982), "A model of the eye for use in medical education," Eur. J. Phys. 3, 169-173.
Hita, E., J. Romero, L. Jimenez del Barco, and R. Martinez (1984), "Study of Weber's law. Two experiments in phsiological optics," Eur. J. Phys. 5, 135-238.
Horsfield, E. C. (1991), "Perception and a lateral inversion fallacy," Eur. J. Phys. 12, 207-209.
Horsfield, E. C. (1992), "Corrigendum [Eur. J. Phys. 12, 207 (1991)]," Eur. J. Phys. 13, 56207-209.
Pippard, A. B. (1982), "Physical and psychological optics," Eur. J. Phys. 3, 65-71.
Floor, C. (1983), "Investigating mirages with an astronomical telescope," Phys. Educ. 18, 80-82.
Masterbroek, H. A. K. and J. B. Van der Kooi (1979), "The effect of humming on vision," Phys. Educ. 14, 253-254.
Pingnet, B., L. Beerden, H. J. Janssen, and E. L. M. Flerackers (1988), "Feedback in action - the mechanism of the iris," Phys. Educ. 23, 32-35.
-color & colorimetry
Connolly, W. C. (1975), "Colored fans - a visual spectacular," Am. J. Phys. 43, 112.
Holtsmark, T. (1969), "A demonstration of additive color mixing rules under the influence of color contrast," Am. J. Phys. 37, 662-664.
Hutton, N. A., J. R. Meyer-Arendt, and W. S. Muncey (1971), "Color space filtering as an optics laboratory experiment," Am. J. Phys. 39, 451-.
Pease, P. L. (1980), "Resource letter CCV-1: color and color vision," Am. J. Phys. 48, 907-917.
Rossing, T. D. and C. J. Chiaverina (2000), "Resource Letter TLC-1: Teaching light and color," Am. J. Phys. 68 (10), 881-7.
Wyszecki, G. (1969), "Optical resource letter on colorimetry," Am. J. Phys. 37, 1201-1203.
de Wilde, R., P. Forrez, and J. Hellemans (1980), "A quantitative demonstration of subtractive colour mixing," Phys. Educ. 15, 152-154.
Lovett, D. and K. Hore (1991), "A colour vision experiment," Phys. Educ. 26, 249-253.
-photography and imaging
Ambrosini, D. and G. Schirripa Spagnolo (1997), "Successful pinhole photography," Am. J. Phys. 65 (3), 256-257.
Galli, A. J. (1977), "Physics of photography course for fine arts students," Am. J. Phys. 45, 274-276.
Galli, A. J., W. H. Brumage, and G. Cawood (1981), "Physics of photography course for fine arts students: the view camera," Am. J. Phys. 49, 641-645.
Kolodziejczyk, A., Z. Jaroszewicz, R. Henao, and O. Quintero (2002), "An experimental apparatus for white light imaging by means of a spherical obstacle," Am. J. Phys. 70 (2), 169-72.
Nikolic, N. M. (1976), "Exposure corrections for macrophotography," Am. J. Phys. 44, 931-935.
Schwall, R. E. and P. D. Zimmerman (1970), "Lippmann color photography for the undergraduate laboratory," Am. J. Phys. 38, 1345-1349.
Young, M. (1972), "Pinhole imagery," Am. J. Phys. 40, 715-720.
-optical metrology & Moiré fringes
Gasvik, K. J. (1987), Optical Metrology (John Wiley & Sons), ISBN 0-471-91246-8, Call no. QC 367 G37 1987.
Kafri, O. and I. Glatt (1990), The Physics of Moire Metrology (Wiley), ISBN 0-471-50967-1, Call no. QC 415 K34 1989.
Bahuguna, R. D. and S. Lee (1988), "Displacement measurement by sandwich speckle photography," Am. J. Phys. 56 (10), 907-9.
Diamond, J. B., D. P. Donnelly, J. D. Breault, and M. E. McCarthy (1990), "Measuring small vibrations with interferometry," Am. J. Phys. 58, 919-22.
Grover, C. P., G. Bouillon, and G. Tremblay (1984), "Simple gauge-length measuring interferometer for classroom demonstration," Am. J. Phys. 52, 563-565.
Marsh, J. S. (1980), "Contour plots using a Moire technique," Am. J. Phys. 48, 39-40.
Phelps, F. M., III (1966), "Airy points of a meter bar," Am. J. Phys. 34, 419-422.
Tagliaferro, W. E. and P. L. Lee (1978), "Holographic interferometry for pure rotation," Am. J. Phys. 46, 46-48.
Yu-Dong, S. and J. W. Huang (1982), "Speckle interferometry for measuring small rotation," Am. J. Phys. 50, 664-6.
El-Zaiat, S. Y. (1997), "Measuring a distance with laser triangulation," Eur. J. Phys. 18 (2), 126-7.
Bates, B. and G. Okeke (1984), "Holographic interferometry for measurement of small angular displacement," Phys. Educ. 19, 130-132.
Holland, W. N., J. MacKenzie, and D. J. Noble (1988), "Measurement of length using Moire fringes," Phys. Educ. 23, 57-59.
Hwu, Y. P. (1981), "Single beam holographic interferometry for in-plane translation," Phys. Educ. 16, 314.
Hwu, Y. P. (1982), "Single beam holographic interferometry for translations," Phys. Educ. 17, 43-44.
Isenberg, C. (1986), "Moiré patterns," Phys. Educ. 21, 348-349.
McIbraith, A. H. (1970), "The physics of Moiré fringes," Phys. Educ. 5, 106-112.
-optical Doppler effect & laser Doppler velocimetry & vibrometry
Belansky, R. H. and K. H. Wanser (1993), "Laser Doppler velocimetry using a bulk optic Michelson interferometer: a student laboratory experiment," Am. J. Phys. 61 (11), 1014-1019.
Belich, T. J., R. P. Lahm, R. W. Peterson, and C. D. Whipple (1997), "Optical Doppler measurements," Am. J. Phys. 65 (3), 186-190.
Booij, W. E., A. de Jongh, and F. F. M. de Mul (1995), "Flow profile study using miniature laser-Doppler velocimetry," Am. J. Phys. 63 (11), 1028-1033.
Crandall, R. E. and E. H. Wishnow (1981), "Listening to the Doppler shift of visible light," Am. J. Phys. 49, 477-478.
Dholakia, K. (1998), "An experiment to demonstrate the angular Doppler effect on laser light," Am. J. Phys. 66 (11), 1007-10.
Hutchins, D. K. (1976), "Optical Doppler shift experiment," Am. J. Phys. 44, 391-392.
Nichols, T. D., D. C. Harrison, and S. S. Alpert (1985), "Simple laboratory demonstration of the Doppler shift of laser light," Am. J. Phys. 53, 657-660.
Remy, F. (1978), "Doppler effect: an optical experiment," Am. J. Phys. 46, 763-765.
Soloman, J. and R. Prigo (1987), "Eavesdropping with a laser," Am. J. Phys. 55, 381.
-optical fibers & optical waveguides
Andrés, M. V. and O. Contreras (1992), "Experiments on optical fiber interferometers and laser modes," Am. J. Phys. 60, 540-545.
Bunch, R. M. (1990), "Optical fiber sensor experiments for the undergraduate physics laboratory," Am. J. Phys. 58, 870-4.
Cohen, D. K. (1978), "Light transmission through reflecting cylindrical tubes," Am. J. Phys. 46, 727-728.
Devlin, J. C. and W. M. Tolles (1979), "A novel light trapping phenomenon in fluid media," Am. J. Phys. 47, 503-507.
Hong Shi, Yan Lin, S. Carney, A. Zygmunt, and J. R. Thompson (1995), "Nonlinear crosstalk in a multichannel fiber-optic communication system," Am. J. Phys. 63 (11), 1033-8.
Kshatriya, A. (1976), "Water jet in a laser light pipe," Am. J. Phys. 44, 604.
Mazzolini, A. P. and P. J. Cadusch (2006), "A simple, low-cost demonstration of wavelength division multiplexing," Am. J. Phys. 74 (5), 419-22.
Michaelis, M. M. (1980), "Laser beam guidance by flames," Am. J. Phys. 48, 990-991.
Legrand, J. and P. Glorieux (1994), "Fabrication and characterization of glass ion-exchanged planar optical waveguides," Eur. J. Phys. 15 (5), 228-35.
McNeillie, F. C., J. Thomson, and I. S. Ruddock (2004), "The imaging properties of gradient index optical fibres," Eur. J. Phys. 25 (4), 479-87.
Perez-Ocon, F., A. Pena, J. R. Jimenez, and J. A. Diaz (2006), "A simple model for fibre optics: planar dielectric waveguides in rotation," Eur. J. Phys. 27 (3), 657-65.
Ruddock, I. S. (1996), "Single mode optical fibre and birefringence," Eur. J. Phys. 17 (3), 145-9.
Serna, J. and G. Piquero (2002), "Measurement of graded-index media using digitized images of light paths," Eur. J. Phys. 23 (5), 465-8.
Cornwall, M. G. (1992), "Light travels in straight lines? - a physical simulation of light propagation in a graded-index optical fiber," Phys. Educ. 27, 273-279.
-integrated optics & micro-optics
Hunsperger, R. G. (1991), Integrated optics: theory and technology, 3rd ed. (Springer), ISBN 0-387-53305-2 (pb), Call no. TA 1660 H86 1991.
Duarte, F. J. (2000), "Multiple-prism arrays in laser optics," Am. J. Phys. 68 (2), 162-6.
-photonic crystals
Hache, A. and A. Slimani (2004), "A model coaxial photonic crystal for studying band structures, dispersion, field localization, and superluminal effects," Am. J. Phys. 72 (7), 916-21.
-optical communication
Hsu, D. K. (1977), "Positional modulation in laser communication," Am. J. Phys. 45, 1127-1128.
Ting-Chung Poon, M. D. McNeill, and D. J. Moore (1997), "Modern optical signal processing experiments demonstrating intensity and pulse-width modulation using an acousto-optic modulator," Am. J. Phys. 65 (9), 917-25.
Vinson, J. S. and V. Kostakis (1975), "Inexpensive laser communication apparatus," Am. J. Phys. 43, 111.