The relatively new discipline of photonics is concerned with exploring the fundamentals and practical applications of optical processes and technologies.
Whether it is in illumination systems, industrial manufacture & quality assurance or communications engineering – there is no getting around the field of photonics. As its importance and growth in terms of applications continue to grow, its significance in academia, research and training also gains in equal measure.
The foundations for this science are to be found in the possibilities and potentialities for the controlled generation and modulation of light. For this the photon must be considered from two sides, i.e. as both a particle and a wave.
With the LEYBOLD Photonics Science Kit, comprehensive experiments can be performed on the following primary topics:
- Design of different types of lasers: HeNe-gas lasers, Nd:YAG solid-state lasers, erbium-doped fibre lasers
- Short laser pulse generation
- Fibre-optic technology
- High-resolution spectroscopy
- Applications of optical instrumentation:Interferometers, e.g. as vibrometers, ring laser gyroscopes