CDs and DVDs as Diffraction Gratings
Teaching Materials | 13 Jan 2020 | Contributor(s):: Rama Balachandran, Karen Porter Davis, NNCI Nano
The objective of this lab is to compare the diffraction behavior of light waves between a CD and DVD. CDs and DVDs contain regularly spaced micrometer sized features which can act like a diffraction grating. Using commercial electronic storage devices like CDs and DVDs as gratings rather than...