Optics Bench JS

APS Excellence in Physics Education Award
November 2019

Science SPORE Prize
November 2011

The Open Source Physics Project is supported by NSF DUE-0442581.

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Optics Bench JS

written by Wolfgang Christian and Michael J. Lee

The Optics Bench JavaScript Physlet allows users to add various optical elements (lens, mirror, and aperture) and light sources (beam, object, point source) and see their effect. Elements and sources can be added to the optics bench by clicking on the appropriate button and then clicking inside the simulation at the desired location. Moving the mouse shows position, while a click-drag will measure angle.

The Optics Bench Physlet is distributed as web page that is also a Progressive Web Application (PWA). A PWA is a type of mobile app that is delivered through the web, that can work off-line, and that can be installed on a user's home screen. PWAs are built using industry-standard web technologies including HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

The Optics Bench Java Physlet was developed in Java by Mike Lee and Wolfgang Christian. It was converted from Java to JavaScript by W. Christian using the SwingJS system developed at St. Olaf College.

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Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Optics - General - Geometrical Optics = Reflection - Curved Surfaces = Reflection - Flat Surfaces = Thin Lens	- Lower Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Interactive Simulation - Tool = Software

Intended Users	Formats	Ratings
- Learners - Educators	- text/html - application/zip	Currently 5.0/5 Rated 5.0 stars by 3 people Want to rate this material? Login here!

Access Rights:: Free access
License:: This material is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 license.
Rights Holder:: Wolfgang Christian
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created January 10, 2020 by Wolfgang Christian
Record Updated:: January 17, 2020 by Wolfgang Christian

Beam splitters?

Author: jason Pfeilsticker
Posted: November 19, 2021 at 4:12AM

Would it be possible to add planar beam splitters to this incredible simulator? This is such a fantastic tool!!!

Best,
-Jason

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Re: Beam splitters?

Author: Wolfgang
Posted: Nov 19, 2021 4:39PM UTC

Excellent suggestion, but we do not have plans to add a beam splitter at this time.

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