Lab 4 - Fringes and Interference

Working at the table with Cornell Plates to generate diffraction and interference patterns. Several captured with cell phone cameras are below:

Double slit interference pattern

Airy disk from a round aperture made with a diaphragm

The camera is now working, this is its first fringe from #2 double slit on a Cornell Plate. Below is a slice through the intensity profile that could be used for numerical work:

Lab 4 Materials Available

Note: the Lab materials are what we do in the lab. The Prep Package, which was posted earlier, needs to be done before lab and recorded in your lab notebook.
Lab 4 Plan of the Day
Lab 4 Materials
Self-assessment
On self assessment please record if you want to attend and will commit to open lab on Friday afternoon. I will begin designing a precision mount with those interested. Or play on the table with the optics.