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This video, from the Laser and Fiber Optics Regional Center, is the fifth of eight lectures in the Introduction to Photonics Video Series for Technologists. This video discusses optical components. After viewing this lecture, viewers will be able to: describe the thermal, mechanical, and chemical...

This 2-page lesson plan outlines how an instructor can demonstrate how a diffraction grating "separates all the constituent colors from each source and allows us to see the spectrum of the source." This lesson plan includes a short description, a list of objectives, background information, and a...

This 2-page flyer provides information for Engineering Technology/ Electrical Engineering Technology (ET/EET) faculty and administrators about benefits of boosting their academic program and individual courses with photonics. The first page of this flyer includes a list of applications of photonics,...

This 2-page document provides information for employers about the skillsets and knowledge of LASER-TEC Electronic Engineering Technology (EET) graduates from Indian River State College in Fort Pierce, Florida. The first page of this flyer outlines the specific skills that graduates gain in basic...

This page from Laser-Tec, the Laser and Fiber Optics Regional Center, details professional development opportunities for educators to incorporate lasers and fiber optics into their curricula. The page explains how "a course in lasers can be added to revive any electronics, engineering technology,...

This video from Laser-Tec is part of a series of light and optics experiments. In this lab, participants measure laser beam divergence, calculate a laser beam's diameter, determine the divergence of an HeNe laser, and calculate beam waist. Equipment includes a laser diode module, laser holder, two...

This video from Laser-Tec is part of a series of light and optics experiments. In this lab, participants trace light rays traveling through a right angle prism, use experiment data to verify the law of refraction and reflection, demonstrate the total internal reflection in a right angle prism, and...

This 36-page resource, developed by the National Center for Optics and Photonics Education (OP-TEC), is one of four modules that cover photonics and manufacturing. This module "covers the ability of high-power lasers to vaporize and remove material, systems for material removal, and applications of...

This video from Laser-Tec is part of a series of light and optics experiments. This lab explores laser safety. Through this lab, participants learn about the main properties of laser light, the difference between coherent and incoherent light sources, laser safety rules, and the absorption of laser...

Teachers' Domain presents this video as part of a series on advanced technological education. In the video, a laser technician supervisor is profiled. He describes his daily work and what education is required to work in the field. The clip highlights teamwork, communication and troubleshooting as...