Features & Benefits:
Promotion of Physics, Optics, Atomic Force Microscopy, Spectrometers, and Photonics: These kits are designed to promote understanding and interest in physics, optics, and photonics.
Diverse Topics: They cover a wide range of topics, including classic physics experiments and emerging fields of research. This diversity allows for versatile use in educational settings.
College Lab Courses: The kits are suitable for college lab courses, providing hands-on learning experiences for students.
Lecture Demonstrations: They can also be used as effective demonstrations during lectures to illustrate key concepts.
Comprehensive Components: Each kit includes the necessary components for building the experimental setup, making it convenient for educators and students.
Detailed Manual: A manual is included with each kit, offering detailed setup instructions. Additionally, the manual contains extensive teaching materials to aid educators in explaining the experiments.
Affordable Pricing: These educational kits are priced at the cost of the included components, making them cost-effective for educational institutions.
Free Educational Materials: In addition to the components, educational materials are provided for free, enhancing the overall value of the kits.
Technical Support: Thorlabs offers technical support from their educational team, available both before and after purchase, to assist educators in effectively using the kits.
Technical Specifications:
Quantum Optics Educational Kit Details:
Build a Heralded Single-Photon Source (Spontaneous Parametric Down-Conversion).
Learn Coincidence Counting Techniques to Distinguish Classical from Non-Classical Light Sources.
Analyze the Polarization State of Single Photons.
Show How a Single Photon Interferes with Itself (Superposition of Quantum States).
Demonstrate Particle/Wave Duality of Light in the Context of the Quantum Eraser Experiment.
Optical Microscopy Course Educational Kit
Topics Covered:
Optical Imaging Basics.
Köhler Illumination.
Abbe Theory of Image Formation.
Contrast Methods.
Fluorescence Microscopy.
Spectra and Filters.
Spectrometer Educational Kits:
Spectrometer Kit Details:
Build a Grating-Based Spectrometer with 600 lines/mm or 1200 lines/mm Reflective Gratings.
Build a Prism-Based Spectrometer with an Equilateral Dispersing Prism.
Study the Spectral Makeup of the Included White LED or Various User-Provided Light Sources.
Separate Czerny-Turner Extension Kit Available for Absorption Spectroscopy.
