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In this video from the ICT Center, learn about the index of refraction and Snell’s law. Review a simple example of refraction, the speed of light in materials, and the formula for calculating the index of refraction. Explore a table of the refractive indices of common media and materials used in...

This 40-page resource, developed by the National Center for Optics and Photonics Education (OP-TEC), is one of three modules that cover forensic science and homeland security. These modules pertain "to the imaging component in homeland security as a photonics-enabled technology." This module "covers...

This webinar, made available by State University of New York at Albany. College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering, provides an overview of integrated nanophotonics technology and several key aspects of manufacturing and quality control (testing). The implications of this technology regarding...

This 211-page textbook, developed by the National Center for Optics and Photonics Education (OP-TEC), is intended for a five-module course on integrated photonics. This book provides "an overview of the technology device characteristics, fabrication techniques and equipment, and applications in...

In this video from the ICT Center, learn about interference and diffraction. See how the wave properties of light are used to explain interference patterns on a screen, and learn about related technologies such as the Fabry-Perot cavity, Bragg gratings, interference filters, and antireflection...

This video from Laser-Tec is part of a series of light and optics experiments. In this lab, participants explore interference and diffraction through a pinhole. Participants learn about the diffraction of light when it passes through a pinhole and calculate the radius of a central airy disc....

This video from Laser-Tec is part of a series of light and optics experiments. In this lab, participants explore interference and diffraction through a slit. Participants learn about the diffraction of light when it passes through a slit and calculate the width of a slit. Equipment includes a red...

This video, from the Laser and Fiber Optics Regional Center, is the last of eight lectures in the Introduction to Photonics Video Series for Technologists. This video discusses laser and laser safety. After viewing this lecture, viewers will be able to: describe the laser classifications, based...

This video from Laser-Tec provides an overview of the light and optics experiments kit. In the video, photonics and its applications are described, the kit and its materials are highlighted, and other photonics resources are explored. The video recording runs 12:13 minutes in length.

This collection includes materials for the Introduction to Lasers and Optics course that was developed the National Center for Optics and Photonics Education (OP-TEC). This course is intended for "students who have limited prior knowledge of lasers, optics, or photonics. The purpose of the course is...