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Laser Optics Society Resources

Participation in the Laser Optics Society (LOS) is open to all School of Rhetoric Students. Students in the LOS work on projects in the Laser Optics Lab (LOL) and attend lectures on optics to complement their work in the LOL. The LOL is open for student work on Tuesday evenings from 7-8:30 pm and Fridays 3-5 pm.

For more information, see the resources below or contact John Mays, Lab Director

 

Rules for Participation
Safety Program
Safety Agreement
Membership Record
Fundamentals Vocabulary List
Advanced Vocabulary List
link to safety videos

 Follow the 'Link to Safety Videos' above to the website where you can view three of the safety training videos required for participation in the LOS. The three short videos are three parts of a single one-hour lecture given by Professor Eric Mazur in the Physics Department at Harvard University. Before watching these videos students should attend the short introductory presentation on light and lasers at one of the LOS meetings.

Additional Explanatory Notes:
     Magnification Equation
     Gaussian Lens Equation
     Focusing A Collimated Beam

 

 

 



Uses for Lasers


  • Eye Surgery
  • Ulcer Removal
  • Removing Port Wine Stains
  • Compact Disk Players
  • Supermarket Scanners
  • Cutting, Blasting and Welding
  • Measuring Distances
  • Video CD's
  • Laser Shows


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