Department of Physics
Physics Web Sites used in Optics study.
Optics Video Demos BYU
Fermat's Least Time Principle for Light
Paraxial is Not Perfect
Common Eye Problems
Telescopes
Mirrors
Hubble Space Telescope
Eye Diagram
How a Telescope Works
Spherical Mirrors, and Refraction
Curved Mirrors
The Telescope
Frequency vs Wavelength
The Michelson Interferometer
Simple Harmonic Motion
Superposition of Waves
Microscope
Interference
The Franklin Institute of Science Museum
The Exploratorium Home Page
Fraunhofer Diffraction
Thin Film Interference
Single Slit Diffraction
Young's double Slit
Diffraction and Interference
Rayleigh Scattering
Blue Skies
Why Are Skies Blue and Sunsets Golden? (good demo!)
Fraunhofer Diffraction
Blue Sky- Red Sunset
Red Sunset, Green Flash