written by
John Foley, Taha Mzoughi, and David Banks
The Web Optics Project provides an extensive set of 3D simulations of optics experiments. A wide range of systems can be modeled, including interference and diffraction, lenses, reflection and refraction, the eye, and lasers. Parameters can be adjusted over a wide range of values. The actions of a user can be recorded in scrips for later playback. In addition of the simulation, and extensive menu of tutorials, exercises, pictures, and videos are provided.
Author: Floyd James
Posted: August 17, 2024 at 7:51PM
Source: The PSRC collection
WebTOP is an excellent program for displaying optics in 3-d. I still us it in my optics class.
It works beautifully with 32-bit Java, but will not work properly with 64-bit Java. Windows 11 will run 32-bit Java if the 32-bit version of Java is installed. MacOS since 10.8 only have 64 bit Java native. However, PC emulators for MacOS such as UTM can run Windows with 32-bit Java.
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=1678">Foley, J, T. Mzoughi, and D. Banks. WebTOP - The Optics Project. July 18, 2008.</a>
Foley, J., Mzoughi, T., & Banks, D. (2008, July 18). WebTOP - The Optics Project. Retrieved April 26, 2025, from https://sourceforge.net/projects/webtop-optics/
Foley, J, T. Mzoughi, and D. Banks. WebTOP - The Optics Project. July 18, 2008. https://sourceforge.net/projects/webtop-optics/ (accessed 26 April 2025).
Foley, John, Taha Mzoughi, and David Banks. WebTOP - The Optics Project. 2001. 18 July 2008. 26 Apr. 2025 <https://sourceforge.net/projects/webtop-optics/>.
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Author = "John Foley and Taha Mzoughi and David Banks",
Title = {WebTOP - The Optics Project},
Volume = {2025},
Number = {26 April 2025},
Month = {July 18, 2008},
Year = {2001}
}
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