PHYSICS LAB MANUALS

Reflectance and Transmission

Table I: Equipments and items required for performing the experiment.

S. No.

Required item

Utility

1

He-Ne laser

Source of light

2

Polarizer

Polarizes the unpolarized beam of light

3

Glass plate

Medium whose refractive index is to be determined

4

Spectrometer table

Changes and measure the incident angle

5

Photo detector

Measures the intensity of the output beam

6

Detector output measurement unit

Measures the intensity of the output beam

7

Mounts

Holds the optical components in place


Experimental Set-Up
Figure 1: Experimental Set-up

Ray diagram
Figure 2: Ray diagram