Glass Prism

Details

9BB200 - Passive Optical Components

Demo use only

Instances

Instance #348

G2B20A - Demo West (Duane Physics)

Good - Normal Wear Demo use only

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Brewster's angle apparatus: polarizing filter on VWR lab jack, glass prism with black paper hood, green laser pointer clamped to ring stand, with two green laser dots visible on the wall behind

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Brewster's Angle, Laser

A laser reflects off a glass prism through a polarizing filter. Rotating the prism sweeps the reflected beam across the screen; at Brewster's angle the reflected dot nearly vanishes, showing …

Multiple rainbow spectra projected on paper mounted to blackboard, showing three bands at different deflection angles and spectral widths; stacked prisms visible at right

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Deflection and Dispersion

Compares deflection and chromatic dispersion across three prism materials (acrylic, glass, ethyl cinnamate). Students learn that deflection angle depends on refractive index while spectral width depends on material dispersion -- …

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Demo use only

This equipment supports lecture demonstrations and cannot be reserved directly — it is assigned automatically as part of a demonstration. To use it, request a demo that includes it.