Portrait-Sized Mirror

Details

9BB200 - Passive Optical Components

Demo use only

Instances

Instance #343
G2B20A - Demo West (Duane Physics)
Good - Normal Wear Demo use only

Used in these demonstrations

Green laser pointer mounted in a clamp on a blue stand, aimed at a flat mirror lying on the table; green incident and reflected beams form an X pattern on the mirror surface; fog machine with red button visible behind the mirror
Safety

Laser and Mirror

A green laser aimed at a flat mirror demonstrates the law of reflection . Fog or chalk dust makes the incident and reflected beam paths visible, giving students direct visual …
Side-by-side comparison: left photo shows bright beam visible from the side with mirror view above; right photo shows beam nearly invisible from the side when horizontally polarized, with bright beam visible in mirror from above. Fiber optic lamp, collimating lens, polarizing filter, aquarium tank, pine oil flask, and mirror are visible.
Safety

Polarization by Scattering

Demonstrates that scattered light is polarized perpendicular to the polarization direction of the incident beam. Students rotate a polarizing filter to control the incident polarization and observe the beam alternately …
Paper mask with rectangular cutout mounted on a ring stand platform at head height, stabilized with a lead brick; a meter stick alongside provides scale

Size of Image

A masked plane mirror shows that a mirror only half the size of your face can display your complete reflection, regardless of viewing distance. Demonstrates the geometry of plane mirror …

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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.