LCP-9 Modern Optics Experiment Kit
Experiments
1. Measure lens focal length using auto-collimation method
2. Measure lens focal length using displacement method
3. Measure air refractive index by building a Michelson interferometer
4. Measure the nodal locations and focal length of a lens-group
5. Assemble a telescope and measure its magnification
6. Observe the six types of aberrations of a lens
7. Construct a Mach-Zehnder interferometer
8. Construct a Signac interferometer
9. Measure the wavelength separation of Sodium D-lines using a Fabry-Perot interferometer
10. Construct a prism spectrographic system
11. Record and reconstruct holograms
12. Record a holographic grating
13. Abbe imaging and optical spatial filtering
14. Pseudo-color encoding
15. Measure grating constant
16. Optical image addition and subtraction
17. Optical image differentiation
18. Fraunhofer diffraction
Note: An optional stainless steel optical table or breadboard (1200 mm x 600 mm) is needed for use with this kit.
Part List
| Description | Part No. | Qty |
| XYZ translation on magnetic base | 1 | |
| X-Z translation on magnetic base | 02 | 1 |
| Z translation on magnetic base | 03 | 2 |
| Magnetic base | 04 | 4 |
| Two-axis mirror holder | 07 | 2 |
| Lens holder | 08 | 2 |
| Grating/Prism table | 10 | 1 |
| Plate holder | 12 | 1 |
| White screen | 13 | 1 |
| Object screen | 14 | 1 |
| Iris diaphragm | 15 | 1 |
| 2-D adjustable holder (for light source) | 19 | 1 |
| Sample stage | 20 | 1 |
| Single-sided adjustable slit | 27 | 1 |
| Lens group holder | 28 | 1 |
| Standing ruler | 33 | 1 |
| Direct measuring microscope holder | 36 | 1 |
| Single-sided rotary slit | 40 | 1 |
| Biprism holder | 41 | 1 |
| Laser holder | 42 | 1 |
| Ground glass screen | 43 | 1 |
| Paper clip | 50 | 1 |
| Beam expander holder | 60 | 1 |
| Beam expander (f=4.5, 6.2 mm) | 1 each | |
| Lens (f=45, 50, 70, 190, 225, 300 mm) | 1 each | |
| Lens (f=150 mm) | 2 | |
| Doublet Lens (f=105 mm) | 1 | |
| Direct measurement microscope (DMM) | 1 | |
| Plane mirror | 3 | |
| Beam splitter (7:3) | 1 | |
| Beam splitter (5:5) | 2 | |
| Dispersion prism | 1 | |
| Transmission grating (20 l/mm & 100 l/mm) | 1 each | |
| Composite grating (100 l/mm and 102 l/mm) | 1 | |
| Character with grid | 1 | |
| Transparent crosshair | 1 | |
| Checkerboard | 1 | |
| Small hole (dia 0.3 mm) | 1 | |
| Silver salt holographic plates (12 plates of 90 mm x 240 mm per plate) | 1 box | |
| Millimeter ruler | 1 | |
| Theta modulation plate | 1 | |
| Hartman diaphragm | 1 | |
| Small object | 1 | |
| Filter | 2 | |
| Spatial filter set | 1 | |
| He-Ne laser with power supply | (>1.5 mW@632.8 nm) | 1 |
| Low-pressure Mercury bulb with housing | 20 W | 1 |
| Low-pressure Sodium bulb with housing and power supply | 20 W | 1 |
| White light source | (12 V/30 W, variable) | 1 |
| Fabry-Perot interferometer | 1 | |
| Air chamber with pump and gauge | 1 | |
| Manual counter | 4 digits, counts 0 ~ 9999 | 1 |
Note: a stainless steel optical table or breadboard (1200 mm x 600 mm) is needed for use with this kit.
