Optics Gallery
Below are some cool images I have gathered during my career in optics -
this will eventually contain lots of stuff for your enjoyment.
Coupler Showing Newton's Rings
This is a polarization-preserving optical fiber coupler, showing adhesiveless "optical
contact bonding" in the central clear region. [1]
Poincare Sphere representing the
state of polarization evolution along a single-polarization fiber. The generally
elliptically-polarized light eventually becomes linear as it propagates down the
fiber. [1]
Adjustable fiber resonator
made from single-polarization fiber, showing the optical transfer function vs.
laser wavelength. [2]
Breadboard resonator gyro
This example shows (from front to back) a fiber resonator, polarizers, isolators,
couplers, polarizers, phase modulators, and integrated optic circuits. Laser
source, detectors, and electronics are not shown. [2]
World's Largest Resonator
The Tacoma-Narrows bridge (700 kB MPEG video)
Fiber Optic Jesus
I saw this online somewhere. Made from holy fiber. [3]
Sources and Credits
[1] MIT Thesis. Reproduced with Permission of the Author.
[2] The Charles Stark Draper Lab, Inc. Reproduced with Permission.
[3] As immortalized by the indy band "The Flaming Lips".
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