Fundamentals of Light and Lasers: The Polarization of Light

This lab activity, presented by John Chamberlain, covers the the polarization of light using filters. In this four-minute video, Chamberlain demonstrates the use of a flashlight, stand, reflective surface, and polarizing filters (including one used as an analyzer) to examine planes of polarization. This lab, 1-1D, is the fourth in a series of 20 available on the Fundamentals of Light and Lasers. 

These videos were created as a supplement to the Fundamentals of Light and Lasers curriculum available through OP-TEC, but can be used independently to guide lab activities related to this topic.